Moon Dot, Inc. v. The Q Shack Corporation

  1. September 25, 2025

    NC BBQ Chain Nets Deal To End Trademark Fight With Flagship

    A chain of barbecue restaurants and its original location have resolved a short-lived clash over the use of their shared trademark on branded sauces and rubs, North Carolina federal court records show.

  2. August 25, 2025

    Judge Refuses To Bar NC BBQ Joint From Selling Sauces

    A North Carolina federal judge has declined to block a chain of barbecue restaurants from selling its sauces and rubs through third-party retailers, saying the company that runs its sister restaurants had not shown that it will suffer irreparable harm without an injunction.

  3. July 10, 2025

    Original BBQ Joint Lays Claim To TM In Fight With Franchise

    The original location in a North Carolina chain of barbecue restaurants has shot back at a trademark infringement suit brought by the company that runs its sister restaurants, arguing it never lost ownership of the marks after the two entities split ways two decades ago.

  4. June 12, 2025

    NC BBQ Restaurant's Trademark Tiff Lands In Federal Court

    The namesake behind a chain of barbecue restaurants battling over their shared trademark being used on branded sauces has extricated a complaint from the North Carolina Business Court accusing it of Lanham Act violations, saying those claims belong in federal court.