Intellectual Property Law

Who Is Suing The Watchmen?

By Marty Schwimmer

Chock Full Of Nuts is the heavenly coffee, better coffee a millionaire's money can't buy. Nite Owl is a character from the WATCHMEN movie. Defendant came out with Nite Owl Coffee, apparently as merchandising related to the movie.

First aside: I speculate that the (registered) checkerboard design on the CFON label alludes to the 'checker cabs' that were popular in New York in days gone by.

Second aside: Read paragraph 32 of the complaint and ask yourself if you would have put that allegation quite that way.

Third aside: Nite Owl coffee doesn't seem to be on defendant's website.

Complaint Nite Owl Coffee

Full post as published by Trademark Blog on April 09, 2009 (boomark / email).