Mexican Dish - Day of the Week

[billisonboard]

Don't want to get moon/Laura in trouble. Thus the title.

Taco John’s responds to Taco Bell’s Taco Tuesday lawsuit

Taco John’s, a regional chain, has responded to Taco Bell’s effort to liberate the phrase so that anyone can use it.

In a filing Friday, responding to Taco Bell’s petition to “cancel” the trademark, Taco John’s parent company Spicy Seasonings denied there is “anything ‘not cool’ about” obtaining a trademark for the phrase. The Wyoming-based company said Taco Bell’s lawsuit is filled with “statements of opinion to which no response is required, including that Tuesday is a mediocre day of the week.”

Didn't realize it was trademarked. I'm rooting for Taco Bell!

[moon/Laura]

I didn't know it was trademarked either. I think Fuzzy's Tacos uses it, too. Oddly enough, I'm actually eating "the Bell" right now.

[myrrh]

Guess it's a good thing there are no Taco John's here, because pretty much every Mexican and Mexican adjacent restaurant around here does some form of Taco Tuesday special. Thank goodness.

[billisonboard]

I don't think they can trademark having a special deal for tacos on Tuesdays. What they have trademarked is calling it  "Taco Tuesday". And they can actually give (sell?) permission for others to use that term. 

[daisylu]

Did not know that was trademarked until the recent Bell commercials. What about Taco Thursday? Damn it, I just gave that away.

[thyme4change]

It is crazy what you can trademark:

“This sick beat” belongs to Taylor Swift
“You’re Fired” guess who!
“That’s hot” - Paris Hilton
“You cannot be serious” TM John McEnroe
“Let’s Roll” belongs to a charity named after the 9/11 guy from the plane that went down in the field

There are more - but it shouldn’t surprise me that Taco Tuesday is TM. My husband has been singing me their jingle for 25 years.