Acapulco Restaurant Dismisses Suit After Mexican Restaurant Changes Name
In a relatively rare trademark filing for the Eastern District of Washington, Acapulco Restaurants, Inc., brought suit against the owners of the Sunnyside, Washington, Mexican restaurant known as “Acapulco Restaurant.” Plaintiff alleged Antonia and Maria Chavez and the other unknown owners of the restaurant infringed plaintiff’s registered trademarks ACAPULCO, ACAPULCO MEXICAN RESTAURANT, and ACAPULCO RESTAURANT Y MEXICAN CANTINA in connection with restaurant and cantina services. After defendants proved they had changed the name of their restaurant to “El Faro,” plaintiff filed a notice of dismissal, which Judge Robert Whaley effected today.
The case cite is Acapulco Restaurants, Inc. v. Chavez, No. 07-3091 (E.D. Wash.).
Full disclosure: STL’s publisher represented the plaintiff in the case.
Michael Atkins
in Seattle Updates, Trademark Infringement
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