At the national restaurant industry conference “Food Times at Restaurant High,” hosted by Davis Wright Tremaine in Seattle, WA on March 1st, 2012, DWT partner Sheila Fox Morrison and CEO of Pasta Pomodoro Matt Janopaul lead a conversation on what restauranteurs need to know to protect their valuable intellectual property. Key points included: Trademarks, Trade Dress and Trade… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Intellectual Property
Subscribe to Intellectual Property RSS FeedHow to Keep Employees from Stealing Your Restaurant Concept
Posted in Intellectual PropertyImagine spending significant time, money, and energy designing a restaurant concept, working with your head chef to develop a cutting-edge menu, and finally bringing it all to reality only to find out that your new general manager has left to open a competing restaurant with a similar format, menu, and décor. While it is impossible… Continue Reading
Using Trademark Law to Build a Moat Around Your Restaurant Brand
Posted in Intellectual PropertyI. Restaurants build moats around brand names and products with effective trademark registration and enforcement strategies. A “moat” is a deep and wide trench around the rampart of a fortified place (as a castle) that is usually filled with water. The purpose of a moat is to create a protective barrier around an important strategic… Continue Reading
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