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Posted: Fri 8:10 AM, Jul 27, 2012
Reporter: The Associated Press Email
Updated: Fri 3:01 PM, Jul 27, 2012
"Smart Chicken" Trademark Lawsuit Continues
A federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a Nebraska company to protect its "Smart Chicken" and other trademarks.
Tecumseh Poultry, also known as MBA Poultry, sued a Salisbury, Maryland company earlier this year alleging Perdue Holdings Inc. and Perdue Farms Inc. adopted the "Simply Smart" trademark with full knowledge of Tecumseh's "Smart Chicken" mark.
Perdue also has used the phrase "Taste the Perdue Difference," which the lawsuit says is deceptively similar to "Taste the Air Chilled Difference."
In his ruling against Perdue's motion to dismiss the lawsuit, U.S. District Judge John Gerrard says "Tecumseh's allegations of likely confusion, while far from compelling, are plausible on their face."
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