Have you ever had an In-N-Out burger outside of the United
States? Most likely not, since the California-based burger chain
doesn't operate any restaurants beyond five Western US
states.
But, if you've been around Sydney, Australia lately, you may
have noticed a burger restaurant called "Down N' Out"
that In-N-Out Burgers claims is infringing on its
trademark and misleading customers into believing it has
given the chain its "endorsement, approval, license, authority
or sponsorship," because of similarities in its name and logo,
Fox News reports.
The Down N' Out website features the
phrase "American style burgers, done right."
Although In-N-Out claims it enjoys "substantial reputation
and goodwill" in Australia, Hashtag argues that since In-N-Out
doesn't operate in Australia it "therefore has no
goodwill" in the country. Hashtag also points out that its own menu offers a wider variety of
items, like chicken burgers and jalapeño poppers.
