Yum Brands’ Taco Bell Corp on Tuesday asked the U.S. Trademark Office to cancel two smaller rivals’ “Taco Tuesday” trademarks, arguing that “nobody should have exclusive rights in a common phrase.” The company said it was not requesting money damages or its own trademark. “Can you imagine if we weren’t allowed to say ‘what’s up’ or ‘brunch’? Chaos,” the petitions said.
A co-owner of Gregory’s Restaurant & Bar, which owns the trademark in New Jersey, told Reuters the restaurant came up with “Taco Tuesday” in 1979. “We’re the little guy here.”
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Johnson & Johnson’s unit in a bankruptcy plan filed late on Monday set aside $400 million into a separate trust for state attorneys general as part of its broader $8.9 billion effort to settle more than 38,000 lawsuits which claim that its baby powder and other talc products cause cancer. Johnson & Johnson has said its products are safe and do not cause cancer.
The plans also say highest payments under the settlement would be $500,000 for people diagnosed with terminal mesothelioma before age 45, and $260,000 for people diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer before age 45.
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