11th Circuit Panel Says Groucho’s Trademark Suit Barred By Laches

Mealey's (March 31, 2017, 7:33 AM EDT) -- ATLANTA — An 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on March 29 affirmed summary judgment in favor of a delicatessen in a lawsuit in which a restaurant chain franchisor said the deli’s name infringed on its registered service mark, saying the complaint was barred by laches (Groucho’s Franchise Systems LLC v. Grouchy’s Deli Inc., No. 16-16279, 11th Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 5437)....