Yocono's Restaurant, Inc. v. Yocono
Ohio Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
Dickinson, Judge.
Defendant Nunzie Yocono has appealed from a judgment of the Summit County Court of Common Pleas that permanently enjoined him from using his surname, “Yocono,” in connection with a restaurant in a certain geographic area. The trial court concluded that plaintiff Yocono’s Restaurant, Inc. had established, by clear and convincing evidence, that its use of the name “Yocono” in connection with an Italian restaurant it operates had caused that name to acquire a secondary meaning. It further concluded that defendant’s use of the same name in connection with his Italian restaurant…
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