Seattle Trademark Lawyer

A new winner in the category of Seattle’s Most Generic Trademark?
Signs advertising “Chinese Restaurant”
in Seattle’s Phinney Ridge neighborhood (Photos by STL)

Spotting generic trademarks is a bit of a sport at STL (see posts here, here, and here).

We’ve found some good ones over the years, but for a minute it looked like we could crown a new champ: CHINESE RESTAURANT for a Chinese restaurant located in Seattle’s Phinney Ridge neighborhood.

At least that’s what its signs say.

Unfortunately, after further investigation, we’ve determined the establishment actually has a name: Greenwood Mandarin Restaurant. Not a terribly distinctive name — given that it’s located on Greenwood Avenue — but still a sizable step up from CHINESE RESTAURANT.

Guess we’ll have to keep looking for a new champ.