Texas Federal Judge Grants Motion To Amend Restaurant Franchisor’s Trademark Suit

Mealey's (August 1, 2017, 11:52 AM EDT) -- AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas federal judge on July 31 granted a motion to file a second amended complaint requested by restaurant franchisors and denied a restaurant group’s motion to dismiss the trademark infringement lawsuit, saying that the defendant would not suffer undue prejudice and that it did not appear to be an effort to circumvent the defendant’s motion to dismiss the suit (Stockade Cos. LLC, et al. v. Kelly Restaurant Group LLC, No. 1:17-cv-143, W.D. Texas, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 120012)....