Not since Mariah Carey claimed "I don't know her"
about Jennifer Lopez has such supreme shade been thrown on public
record.
Filo Promotions owns a self-described "premier,
well-appointed bar/lounge with a posh upscale atmosphere and a
focus on high quality drinks, creative new sounds and a small
plates menu with exceptional tapas" named Bathtub Gin in
Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood. It brought suit under the
Lanham Act against a Mooresville, North Carolina bar of the same
name for two counts of trademark infringement. Filo owns an
incontestable trademark for "BATHTUB GIN" and seeks
damages and injunctive relief.
Interestingly, the complaint delivers premium farm-to-table
shade: "FILO employs first rate cocktail mixers and servers so
that the customers' experience is nothing less than
amazing. Defendant's 'The Bathtub Gin' is a basic
bar with none of the same attention to quality and décor
attended to by Plaintiff." Oh, Filo went
there. Filo Promotions doubled
