Raising Cane’s, the Louisiana-based fast-food franchise that serves up large amounts of potatoes and poultry, seems to have won a game of chicken with a monster truck, at least in the court system.
The monster truck dubbed “Razin Kane” has been on the circuit for 14 years, having made its debut in 2009, so the suit was not about the similarity of monikers: Raising Cane’s the restaurant first went into business in 1996.
Rather, Razin Kane sued Raising Cane’s over what it alleged was a violation of a court order that supposedly prevents the restaurant franchise from getting involved with racing.
“Porter Hedges filed a trademark lawsuit on Friday in Texas Southern District Court against Raising Cane’s USA,” reads a description of the suit at law.com. “The complaint was filed on behalf of Razin Kane Monster Trucks, which alleges that Raising Cane’s violated a court-ordered agreement prohibiting the fast-food chain from endorsing automobile racing to avoid causing trademark confusion.”
However, the suit, which was filed back in April of this year, is now toast.
Razin Kane "dropped its trademark violation case against chicken finger restaurant Raising Cane's less than two weeks after suing the fast-food chain in Texas federal court, according to a dismissal order signed by the judge,” according to Law360.com.