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From Two Pesos to Peso's: More Local Press on Tex-Mex Trade Dress Suit

The local press is loving the restaurant trade dress war that’s being played out this week in King County Superior Court. The case pits the owners of Peso’s against the owners of the Matador in what could be a Seattle re-telling of Two Pesos v. Taco Cabana.

Viewed another way, it’s Queen Anne versus Ballard! Now that’s a grudge match a long time in coming.

The Seattle Weekly’s Daily Weekly blog has blow-by-blow courtroom drama from Tuesday, and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer devotes a column to the fracas.

Not to be outdone, STL has posted stories here, here, and here.

STL’s next post on the subject? The winner! The loser! The drama!

Posted on September 18, 2008 by Registered CommenterMichael Atkins in , | Comments2 Comments

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I don't frequent either of these places much, but I have been to both, and I have a hard time seeing how someone could confuse the two. They both have a theme that sort of reminds me of from Dusk Till Dawn - gothic Latin or something. That's where the similarity ends. I would guess the jury's conclusion will hinge on the perceived malfeasance unrelated to the trade dress issue, or the equities of the situation. I guess that happens in a lot of cases, but here more than in the average case, victory will not hinge on technicalities of trade dress law.
September 18, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterVenkat
Yikes. I just read the Seattle Weekly post and forgot it was a judge trial. I'm not sure how much that changes things.
September 18, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterVenkat

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