Flying Biscuit Founder Delia Champion’s about to get sued for trademark infringement

Atlanta’s beloved Delia Champion is about to get sued by Nature’s IDEAL on grounds that her new restaurant concept infringes on their registered trademarks.

The trademark in question is for Delia’s Chicken Sausage Stand, which was originally filed on Feb. 10, 2010.

The Stand is scheduled to open in the East Atlanta Village this spring (story here).

So here’s the deal.

Nature’s IDEAL alleges that DELIA’s will cause confusion because the names of the two companies look and sound too similar.

Oh, wait! We see it: IDEAL, when rearranged, spells DELIA. Tricky, tricky.

That paired with Delia’s trademark on “sausages” against Nature’s IDEAL’s trademark on “meats in general,” matched with the overwhelmingly similar names, makes their case.

We think ourselves to be pretty reasonable people. Where the hell does this company get off thinking this makes for a plausible argument?

That’s like saying Richard Blais’ FLIP Burger violates Burger King’s trademark because they both share the word “burger.”

Just pathetic.

Hey, Nature’s IDEAL! Go find some other small business to pick a fight with.

For more details on this opposition, check out this article.