Legal Opinion

Tana v. Dantanna's

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided July 15, 2010No. 09-15123PublishedCited by 196 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:

This trademark infringement action concerns two restaurants, situated on opposite sides of the country, that share very similar names. Dan Tana, owner of Dan Tana’s restaurant in Hollywood, California (“Plaintiff’), brought this action against the two limited liability companies that own and operate the Dantanna’s restaurants in Atlanta, Georgia — Great Concepts, L.L.C., and Dantanna’s CNN Center, LLC (“Defendants”). Plaintiffs complaint alleges that David Clapp, founder of the Dantanna’s restaurants and managing member of the Defendants, intentionally selected and…

2Cases cited30 opinions

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