In a lawsuit filed Nov. 8 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, KFC has accused fellow fast-food fried chicken purveyor Church's Texas Chicken of violating its trademark rights by using the phrase "Original Recipe" in its advertisements and promotions.

On behalf of all fried chicken lovers out there, we take it personally when another company tries to claim our iconic taste and branding as their own.'

Fast food chain Kentucky Fried Chicken or KFC recently accused Church’s Texas Chicken of infringing on its trademark by using the phrase “Original Recipe” in its marketing materials.

Church’s recently shifted back to its original fried chicken recipe. But KFC has taken issue with its rival’s use of the term

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.

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

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.

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.