Helpful Hound, L.L.C. v. New Orleans Building Corp., et al.

2:18-cv-03500

August 09, 2018
TM Suit Over Historic NOLA Market Survives Bid To Toss

A Louisiana federal judge on Thursday kept alive the majority of the City of New Orleans' claims against the operator of the city's historic St. Roch Market food hall in a fight over the rights to the market's trademark, with a trademark dilution claim the only one to get the ax.
August 07, 2018
Court Orders Pause Of Use Of Historic NOLA Market Name

A Louisiana federal judge on Tuesday granted New Orleans' request for a preliminary injunction blocking the operator of the city's historic St. Roch Market from using the name for new food halls in other cities, with the exception of Miami, where a St. Roch Market is already up and running.
May 17, 2018
St. Roch Market Biz Fights New Orleans Over TM Use

The operator of New Orleans' historic St. Roch Market has asked a Louisiana federal court to reject the city's bid to stop it from using the service mark outside the city, such as in Miami and Chicago, arguing New Orleans has never used the mark in commerce but only leases the building with the market's name.
April 05, 2018
New Orleans Sues St. Roch Market Biz Over Miami Location

The city of New Orleans on Wednesday in Louisiana federal court sued Bayou Secret LLC, operator of the city-owned St. Roch Market, accusing it of appropriating the historic community food hall's trade name and mark to open an unauthorized "St. Roch Market Miami" in Florida.

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