Article: Joe's Stone Crabs sues Landry's over trademark.(Late News)(Brief Article)

Joe's Stone Crabs, a 90-year-old landmark upscale Miami Beach restaurant, filed a lawsuit in early February against Landry's Restaurants, based in Houston. The suit claims Joe's Crab Shack, Landry's casual-dining concept, infringes upon Joe's Stone Crabs' trademark in the Florida market. The suit was filed in U.S. District Court in the southern district of Florida.

Joe's claims Landry's violated a 1996 agreement between the two companies when it opened two Joe's Crab Shack restaurants in Broward and Collier counties, according to court documents.

In 1996, Joe's Stone Crabs agreed to drop its opposition to Landry's application to trademark Joe's Crab ...

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