Imapizza, LLC v. at Pizza Limited

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IMAPIZZA, LLC, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 17-2327 (TJK) AT PIZZA LIMITED et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff IMAPizza, LLC (“IMAPizza”) operates a chain of pizza restaurants under the name “&pizza.” Defendants—a company called At Pizza Limited (“At Pizza”) and its alleged owners, Bhasker Dhir and Rupert Lyle—plan to operate a similar pizza restaurant called “@pizza.” IMAPizza is understandably upset, and thinks that Defendants have improperly coopted the name and design of its restaurants. But there’s a…