Soos & Associates, Inc. v. Five Guys Enterprises, LLC et al

  1. December 11, 2018

    Five Guys Blasts Architects' Move To 'Short-Circuit' IP Suit

    Burger chain Five Guys has urged an Illinois federal judge not to discard the company's argument that its restaurant design agreement with an architecture firm allowed the eatery to share design plans with others, saying a dismissal bid by the architect is untimely and "borderline frivolous."

  2. November 20, 2018

    Architects Scoff At Claim Five Guys Got OK To Share Designs

    Architecture firm Soos & Associates Inc. asked an Illinois federal court Monday to dismiss Five Guys' counterclaims in the firm's copyright infringement suit against the burger chain, saying its former client can't plausibly argue the two agreed Five Guys could share Soos' restaurant design plans with a competing architecture firm.

  3. March 14, 2018

    Architects Rip Five Guys Damages Bid In Copyright Row

    An architecture firm blasted Five Guys in Illinois federal court Wednesday over the fast food chain's bid to toss attorneys' fees and damages from a copyright infringement suit, saying it was "hard to square" Five Guys' argument about the date when the firm registered its copyright with the facts of the case.

  4. September 13, 2017

    Architect Slaps Five Guys With Copyright Suit Over Designs

    Architectural firm Soos & Associates Inc. hit Five Guys with a lawsuit Tuesday in Illinois federal court, alleging the fast food chain has violated its copyright by switching to different architects for new store designs while using Soos' original plans without its approval.

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