On September 14, 2012, Celebrity Café filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Culinary Cooks (and certain related individuals) (“defendants”) in the Northern District of Texas (complaint available here). Celebrity Café claims that, after it purchased Celebrity Café from defendants in 2006, they recently “opened and currently operate a restaurant under the ‘Silver Spoon Cafe & Bakery’ trade name. The ‘Silver Spoon Cafe & Bakery’ is a purposeful knock-off of the Celebrity Cafe & Bakery concept and trade dress.” Celebrity Café asserts trade dress infringement, breach of contract, and unfair competition claims against defendants.
Celebrity Café is represented by John Hendricks and Megan O’Laughlin, both of Hitchcock Everett LLP.