Mealey's (February 9, 2018, 10:10 AM EST) -- MOBILE, Ala. — An Alabama federal judge on Feb. 7 granted a motion by IHOP Restaurants LLC and IHOP Franchisor LLC for a preliminary injunction enjoining a franchisee from using its mark or any trademark that is confusingly similar to the IHOP mark at restaurants (IHOP Restaurants LLC, et al. v. Moeini Corp., No. 17-00570, S.D. Ala., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 19707)....