Coverage dated May 15, 2023 to May 16, 2023

Taco Bell files legal petition to free 'Taco Tuesday' trademark

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"Taco Tuesday" has been a trademark of Wyoming-based Taco John's since the 1980s.

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Boston
'Taco Tuesday' trademark tiff flares anew between fast food competitors (opens Boston)
Published May 15, 2023
Boston's feed description
Taco Bell is asking U.S. regulators to force Wyoming-based Taco John’s to abandon its longstanding claim to "Taco Tuesday."
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier
Taco Bell is fighting to cancel the ‘Taco Tuesday’ trademark. Here's why and what happens next. (opens Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Published May 15, 2023
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier's feed description
Taco Bell wants to liberate the “Taco Tuesday” trademark from a smaller, rival chain.
CNN
Taco Bell is fighting to cancel the 'Taco Tuesday' trademark (opens CNN)
Published May 15, 2023
CNN's feed description
Taco Bell wants to liberate the “Taco Tuesday” trademark from a smaller, rival chain.
Washington Times
Taco Bell files petition to end ‘Taco Tuesday’ trademark held by rival Taco John’s (opens Washington Times)
Published May 15, 2023
Washington Times's feed description
“Taco Tuesday” is more than a meme — it’s held as a federal trademark by the Taco John’s chain in 49 states.
WMUR
A legal battle over the trademark for 'Taco Tuesday' is heating up (opens WMUR)
Published May 15, 2023
WMUR's feed description
"Taco Tuesday" has such widespread use and recognition these days that one chain can't claim exclusive ownership, Taco Bell wrote in its filing.
New York Post
Taco Bell fighting to free ‘Taco Tuesday’ trademark from Wyoming restaurant (opens New York Post)
Published May 15, 2023
New York Post's feed description
“Taco Bell believes ‘Taco Tuesday’ is critical to everyone’s Tuesday. To deprive anyone of saying ‘Taco Tuesday’ — be it Taco Bell or anyone who provides tacos to the world — is like depriving the …
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Taco Bell renews trademark fight with Taco John over ‘Taco Tuesday’ (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Published May 15, 2023
Las Vegas Review-Journal's feed description
“To deprive anyone of saying ‘Taco Tuesday’ — be it Taco Bell or anyone who provides tacos to the world — is like depriving the world of sunshine itself,” the Ta...
Insider
Taco Bell is fighting to cancel a rival's trademark on the phrase 'Taco Tuesday,' saying nobody should have 'exclusive rights' (opens Insider)
Published May 15, 2023
Insider's feed description
Taco Bell wants to "liberate" the phrase "Taco Tuesday," which is controlled in 49 states by Taco John's. LeBron James tried to trademark the term.
CBS News
Taco Bell is challenging rival chain's "Taco Tuesday" trademark (opens CBS News)
Published May 15, 2023
CBS News's feed description
Taco John's also owns trademarks on the phrases "Taco Bravo,""Softshell Saturday," and "Nachos Navidad."
Times Of San Diego
Taco Bell Files Legal Petition Over `Taco Tuesday' Phrase (opens Times Of San Diego)
Published May 15, 2023
Times Of San Diego's feed description
Taco Bell has launched a hostile taco-ver to liberate the phrase "Taco Tuesday" from trademark restrictions, the Irvine-based fast- food chain announced Tuesday.
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
‘Taco Tuesday’ trademark tiff flares anew (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)
Published May 15, 2023
Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description
CHEYENNE, Wyo. >> Declaring a mission to liberate “Taco Tuesday” for all, Taco Bell is asking U.S. regulators to force Wyoming-based Taco John’s to abandon its longstanding claim to the trademark.
Fox10 Phoenix
Taco Bell files legal petition to free 'Taco Tuesday' trademark (opens Fox10 Phoenix)
Published May 16, 2023
Fox10 Phoenix's feed description
"Taco Tuesday" has been a trademark of Wyoming-based Taco John's since the 1980s.
PhillyVoice
'Taco Tuesday' is trademarked by a Somers Point bar, but Taco Bell is petitioning to change that (opens PhillyVoice)
Published May 15, 2023
PhillyVoice's feed description
The petition aims to cancel the trademark held by Gregory's in New Jersey — as well as Taco John's in the other 49 states
Axios
Taco Tuesday fight: Taco Bell files petition to cancel Taco John's trademark claim (opens Axios)
Published May 15, 2023
Axios's feed description
Taco Bell filed legal petitions Tuesday to liberate the trademark “Taco Tuesday."
FOX Business
Taco Bell aims to cancel 'Taco Tuesday' trademark held by competitor and small business: 'We all win' (opens FOX Business)
Published May 16, 2023
FOX Business's feed description
Taco Bell is trying to end the "Taco Tuesday" trademark registrations that belong to a competitor and a small business because it thinks all taco shops should be able to use the phrase.
News West 9
'Taco Tuesday' is for everyone, Taco Bell argues in new trademark filing (opens News West 9)
Published May 16, 2023
News West 9's feed description
The long-running beef over who has the rights to "Taco Tuesday" dates back to the 1980s.
ABC 7 Los Angeles
Taco Bell petitions end to rival's trademark of the phrase 'Taco Tuesday' (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)
Published May 16, 2023
ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description
Taco Bell is trying to free the phrase "Taco Tuesday," which is officially trademarked by a rival taco chain.
CBS News
"Taco Tuesday" trademark tiff flares anew between fast food competitors (opens CBS News)
Published May 16, 2023
CBS News's feed description
A tiff over Taco Tuesday is heating up, with Taco Bell asking U.S. regulators to force a Wyoming-based fast-food chain to abandon its longstanding claim to "Taco Tuesday" as a trademark.
FOX 5 New York
Taco Bell files petition to cancel trademark for 'Taco Tuesday' (opens FOX 5 New York)
Published May 16, 2023
FOX 5 New York's feed description
Taco Bell argues the phrase has become way too common for anyone to claim ownership of it and wants "Taco Tuesday“ to be free for anyone to use, and not just them.
Wyoming Public Media
Taco John's trademarked 'Taco Tuesday' in 1989. Now Taco Bell is fighting it (opens Wyoming Public Media)
Published May 16, 2023
Wyoming Public Media's feed description
Taco John's has held the trademark for the phrase for over 30 years. But Taco Bell argues to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that it has become too common a phrase to belong to a single entity.
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Taco Bell wants you to be able to use ‘Taco Tuesday’ phrase, files action against Taco John’s (opens Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Published May 16, 2023
Cleveland Plain Dealer's feed description
Fast-food chain Taco Bell filed paperwork with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office seeking to have "Taco Tuesday" declared as a phrase of common usage, available for all to use. Wyoming-based Taco John's now has a trademark on the phrase.
ABC 7 New York
Taco Bell wants fast-food chain to drop 'Taco Tuesday' trademark (opens ABC 7 New York)
Published May 16, 2023
ABC 7 New York's feed description
"To deprive anyone of saying 'Taco Tuesday' - be it Taco Bell or anyone who provides tacos to the world - is like depriving the world of sunshine itself," the Taco Bell filing reads.
Deseret News
A Wyoming chain trademarked Taco Tuesday. Here’s why Taco Bell is challenging it (opens Deseret News)
Published May 16, 2023
Deseret News's feed description
On Tuesday, Taco Bell filed a petition of cancellation to the Patent and Trademark office, asking for the phrase ‘Taco Tuesday’ to no longer be trademarked
Fortune
Taco Bell says ‘Taco Tuesday’ belongs to everyone (opens Fortune)
Published May 16, 2023
Fortune's feed description
As it asks U.S. regulators to force competitor to drop trademark claim.

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