Lions Tap Restaurant Says McDonald’s Stole Logo

Jordan Independent:

Shannon Fiecke of the Shakopee Valley News reports:

A popular local hamburger restaurant has a beef with McDonald’s, one so big it’s taking on the industry Goliath for trademark infringement.

Lions Tap filed a lawsuit against McDonald’s in federal court on Aug. 28, claiming the fast-food giant stole its trademarked logo, “Who’s Your Patty?”

Bonnie Notermann of Shakopee, who has owned the Eden Prairie restaurant with her husband Bert since 1977, said they use the logo in every aspect of Lions Tap advertising. The phrase is on company T-shirts, newspaper ads and headlines the restaurant’s Web site. Read more.