MPC Franchise, LLC v. Tarntino

DEBRA ANN LIVINGSTON, Circuit' Judge:

This case involves a dispute over the mark for a chain of pizza restaurants by the general name of “Pudgie’s,” which started out as a small family business, but waxed and waned over the decades as the original founders passed their interests on to subsequent generations and once-convivial family relationships soured. Defendant Brent Tarntino (“Tarntino”) appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York (Siragusa, /.), granting summary judgment to Plaintiffs-Appellees MPC Franchise, LLC (“MPC Franchise”) and…