TRADEMARK

‘Taco Tuesday’ trademark tiff flares anew between fast food competitors

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — 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. Too many businesses and others refer to “Taco Tuesday” for Taco John’s to be able to have exclusive rights to the phrase, Taco Bell asserts in a U.S….

Rugby, North Dakota Considered Geographic Center of North America…Again

The town of 2,800 people lost the title last year after the city allowed its trademark to lapse

RUGBY, ND — Rugby, North Dakota is once again the geographic center of North America. The town of 2,800 people lost the title last year after the city allowed its trademark to lapse. Hanson’s Bar in Robinson, North Dakota snatched the title away. Rugby officials said in a statement that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has returned the trademark…