It’s an old fashioned food fight. And whoever wins gets the whole enchilada..That’s because junk food giant Taco Bell is pulling out all the tortillas in a bid to wrest the phrase ‘Taco Tuesday’ from its sole owner, a bar owner on the Jersey Shore.. Taco-Bell-LeBron-JamesTaco Bell announces LeBron James is joining its efforts to free the "Taco Tuesday" trademark for all. .Gregory Gregory, who owns — what else? — Gregory’s Bar in Somersault Point, NJ, says he doesn’t particularly care for tacos even though his restaurant is famous for them. On Tuesdays..He coined the phrase in 1979 and was officially granted the New Jersey service trademark from the US Patent Office in 1982. Since then he’s sold more than two million and counting, using a recipe he discovered in an old Playboy magazine..In interviews, he said he uses Taco Tuesday Events to raise money for local charities..Now Taco Bell, which has 7,200 locations, wants to use it in all 50 states and territories, including Jersey, where Gregory is the lone holdout. .In May, it petitioned the US Trademark Office to cancel it in 49 states, where it was held by a Wyoming restaurant called Taco John’s which gained a federal trademark in 1989. .Taco Bell pulled out the big guns, including a TV spot featuring LeBron James, a self-described taco “enthusiast.”.Taco John’s relented in July, to avoid a potentially costly legal battle..But now Taco Bell is coming after Gregory. In its court filing it argues that depriving people of free use of the term is like “depriving the world of sunshine itself.”.“People like tacos on Tuesdays. They just do. It’s even fun to say: ‘Taco Tuesday.‘ Tacos have the unique ability to bring people together and bring joy to their lives on an otherwise mediocre day of the week,” it said..“This Petition is brought because Taco Bell believes that tacos, just like the joy they bring, belong to everyone on any day. Ergo, ‘Taco Tuesday’ should belong to everyone. .In Canada, the phrase is owned by Quebec-based Taco Time Canada. It gained notoriety for demanding a Calgary restaurant, Blanco Cantina, stop using it in 2018, which it did..That said, the origin of the word ‘taco’ is uncertain with no literal translation. .Its first use was recorded in the US between 1930 and 1935 among Mexican immigrants. It’s thought to be a shortening of ‘taco de minero’ or ‘miner’s plug,’ from the resemblance to an explosive charge used in silver mines..This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
It’s an old fashioned food fight. And whoever wins gets the whole enchilada..That’s because junk food giant Taco Bell is pulling out all the tortillas in a bid to wrest the phrase ‘Taco Tuesday’ from its sole owner, a bar owner on the Jersey Shore.. Taco-Bell-LeBron-JamesTaco Bell announces LeBron James is joining its efforts to free the "Taco Tuesday" trademark for all. .Gregory Gregory, who owns — what else? — Gregory’s Bar in Somersault Point, NJ, says he doesn’t particularly care for tacos even though his restaurant is famous for them. On Tuesdays..He coined the phrase in 1979 and was officially granted the New Jersey service trademark from the US Patent Office in 1982. Since then he’s sold more than two million and counting, using a recipe he discovered in an old Playboy magazine..In interviews, he said he uses Taco Tuesday Events to raise money for local charities..Now Taco Bell, which has 7,200 locations, wants to use it in all 50 states and territories, including Jersey, where Gregory is the lone holdout. .In May, it petitioned the US Trademark Office to cancel it in 49 states, where it was held by a Wyoming restaurant called Taco John’s which gained a federal trademark in 1989. .Taco Bell pulled out the big guns, including a TV spot featuring LeBron James, a self-described taco “enthusiast.”.Taco John’s relented in July, to avoid a potentially costly legal battle..But now Taco Bell is coming after Gregory. In its court filing it argues that depriving people of free use of the term is like “depriving the world of sunshine itself.”.“People like tacos on Tuesdays. They just do. It’s even fun to say: ‘Taco Tuesday.‘ Tacos have the unique ability to bring people together and bring joy to their lives on an otherwise mediocre day of the week,” it said..“This Petition is brought because Taco Bell believes that tacos, just like the joy they bring, belong to everyone on any day. Ergo, ‘Taco Tuesday’ should belong to everyone. .In Canada, the phrase is owned by Quebec-based Taco Time Canada. It gained notoriety for demanding a Calgary restaurant, Blanco Cantina, stop using it in 2018, which it did..That said, the origin of the word ‘taco’ is uncertain with no literal translation. .Its first use was recorded in the US between 1930 and 1935 among Mexican immigrants. It’s thought to be a shortening of ‘taco de minero’ or ‘miner’s plug,’ from the resemblance to an explosive charge used in silver mines..This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
