{"id":113309,"date":"2023-05-16T13:17:34","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T20:17:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=113309"},"modified":"2023-05-16T13:17:34","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T20:17:34","slug":"taco-bell-files-legal-petition-over-taco-tuesday-phrase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2023\/05\/16\/taco-bell-files-legal-petition-over-taco-tuesday-phrase\/","title":{"rendered":"Taco Bell files legal petition over &#8216;Taco Tuesday&#8217; phrase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Freeing-Taco-Tuesday.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-113310\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Freeing-Taco-Tuesday.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Freeing-Taco-Tuesday.jpg 800w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Freeing-Taco-Tuesday-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Freeing-Taco-Tuesday-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Taco Bell<\/strong> has launched a hostile taco-ver to liberate the phrase <strong>&#8220;Taco Tuesday&#8221;<\/strong> from trademark restrictions, the fast-food chain announced on Tuesday, May 16.<\/p>\n<p>Battles can win wars and redraw borders, but this tortilla rebellion is a fight to hand over Taco Tuesday to anyone who makes, sells, eats and celebrates the snack.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, Taco Bell wants everyone to own the Taco Tuesday phrase &#8212; and it&#8217;s not about the dough, the company says.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Taco Tuesday&#8221; has been a registered trademark of rival <strong>Taco John&#8217;s<\/strong> for 34 years, creating potential legal consequences for those who want to use the phrase, according to Taco Bell.<\/p>\n<p>The company said it stepped up to plate &#8212; on Tuesday, naturally &#8212; and filed petitions to cancel the federal trademark registrations via the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Trial and Appeal Board.\u00a0The use of the phrase &#8220;potentially subjects Taco Bell and anyone else who wants to share tacos with the world to the possibility of legal action or angry letters if they say &#8216;Taco Tuesday&#8217; without express permission from (Taco John&#8217;s) simply for pursuing happiness on a Tuesday,&#8221; the filing says.<\/p>\n<p>Taco Bell announced that it seeks no damages or trademark rights. Instead, it simply seeks &#8220;common sense for usage of a common term. In filing the legal petitions, Taco Bell is honoring people&#8217;s right to come together and celebrate the joys of tacos, on Tuesdays and every other day,&#8221; according to a Taco Bell news release.\u00a0To show support for Taco Bell&#8217;s liberation efforts, fans and taco lovers alike are invited to sign the &#8220;Freeing Taco Tuesday&#8221; petition at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/freeing-taco-tuesday?utm_source=share_petition&amp;utm_medium=custom_url&amp;recruited_by_id=4fccb2e0-853b-11e8-a88e-55f6bd37910d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">change.org\/freeingtacotuesday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Additional information can be found by visiting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tacobell.com\/freeing-taco-tuesday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.tacobell.com\/freeing-taco-tuesday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taco Bell has launched a hostile taco-ver to liberate the phrase &#8220;Taco Tuesday&#8221; from trademark restrictions, the fast-food chain announced on Tuesday, May 16. Battles can win wars and redraw borders, but this tortilla rebellion is a fight to hand over Taco Tuesday to anyone who makes, sells, eats and celebrates the snack. 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