KFC is taking one of its smaller rivals to court, suing Church's Texas Chicken for allegedly violating its trademark rights by using the phrase "Original Recipe" in pitching its fried poultry products. Church's use of the term "original recipe" in its ...

KFC has filed a lawsuit against Church's Texas Chicken for allegedly violating its trademark rights by using the term "original recipe" in its advertising. The lawsuit, filed last week in federal court in Texas, claims fast-food rival Church's "abruptly ...

HOUSTON — No, not the recipe itself. Just the literal phrase. Last week, KFC accused Church's Texas Chicken of violating its trademark rights when its fried chicken competitor began using the words "Original Recipe" in its advertising and promotions.

KFC claims Church’s use of the marketing phrase will deceive customers into thinking they are buying items from KFC.

KFC’s “Original Recipe” trademark, which it says is a secret blend of 11 herbs and spices, has long been part of the company’s branding. The blend is closely guarded, and the company calls it one of the most “iconic trade secrets in the food industry.” It first trademarked the phrase in 1984.

KFC has launched a lawsuit against Church’s Texas Chicken. The chicken restaurants reportedly dispute the use of trademarked words. Church’s has been using the words “Original Recipe” in its advertising and promotions.

In a lawsuit, KFC claimed Church's violated its trademark rights when it started using the words 'original recipe' in its advertising and promotions.

KFC claims that Church's use of the phrase "original recipe" in its own advertisements "is likely to create confusion in the marketplace.

The phrase "Our original recipe is back" doesn't seem a likely one to inspire litigation, and yet here we are. As CNN reports, iconic purveyor of all things fried chicken, KFC, has filed a lawsuit against Church's Texas Chicken—not over its swiping of the fast-food holy grail of 11 herbs and spices (which remains a state,

KFC filed a lawsuit after claiming a letter they sent on October 24 objecting to Church's ads that boast "our original recipe is back" was ignored. CNN reports that the phrase "or

KFC is dragging one of its competitors in the fried chicken space to federal court after Church's Texas Chicken used the words "original recipe" in an ad.