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However it does not own the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Owned by Florida’s Seminole Indian tribe, Hard Rock Café International has two cafes in Las Vegas. While the Cavern Club can claim that its trademark is famous and thus that it gained some rights in the U.S., it appears that the Cavern Club may regret not protecting its trademark in the U.S.
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Lawyers for the Cavern Club called the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board’s September 29th ruling “erroneous” and say that the Hard Rock’s use of the trademark “is likely to cause and has caused confusion, mistake or deception” as to whether the Hard Rock venues are associated to Liverpool’s Cavern Club. In addition to alleging trademark infringement, last week’s lawsuit is also accusing the Hard Rock of violating Nevada’s business practices and alleges common law unfair competition. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, which dismissed the Cavern Club’s 2005 opposition to the Hard Rock’s trademark registration. The Cavern Club’s recent trademark infringement lawsuit is in response to the September 29th court decision that will allow Hard Rock to uphold its U.S. The Cavern Club owns trademark rights to that name in the United Kingdom, Australia, Hong Kong, Canada, Brazil, and the twenty-five European Community nations, while Hard Rock owns the U.S. The lawsuit also claims that the Cavern Club was known for hosting other famous acts like the Rolling Stones, the Yardbirds, Elton John, the Kinks, and The Who.Īpparently, the Cavern Club and Hard Rock Café International, which owns restaurants, hotels, and casinos all over the world, have disagreed in the past regarding Hard Rock’s use of the Cavern Club trademark. In its lawsuit, the Cavern Club of Liverpool, England claims that it is a legendary nightclub, which opened in 1957, and was made famous after the Beatles gave hundreds of performances there. District Court, is accusing Florida-based Hard Rock Café International of trademark infringement because it has recently opened a small events room called “The Cavern Club” in one of its Las Vegas locations. New Hard Rock Hotel projects include Daytona Beach, Abu Dhabi and Shenzhen and Haikou in China.San Diego – The internationally-known Hard Rock Café chain is being sued for trademark infringement in Las Vegas by England’s Cavern Club, known as the birthplace of the Beatles. Upcoming new Hard Rock Cafe locations include Seoul, San Juan and Marseille. Destinations include the company's two most successful Hotel and Casino properties in Tampa and Hollywood, Fl., both owned and operated by HRI parent company The Seminole Tribe of Florida, as well as other exciting locations including Bali, Biloxi, Chicago, Cancun, Ibiza, Las Vegas, Palm Springs, San Diego and Singapore. HRI also owns, licenses and/or manages hotel/casino properties worldwide. In 1979, the cafe began covering its walls with rock and roll memorabilia, a tradition which expanded to others in the chain. is a chain of theme restaurants founded in 1971 by Isaac Tigrett and Peter Morton in London. The company owns, operates and franchises Cafes in iconic cities including London, New York, San Francisco, Sydney and Dubai. Industry: Restaurant company Description. HRI owns the global trademark for all Hard Rock brands. Hard Rock is also known for its collectible fashion and music-related merchandise, Hard Rock Live performance venues and an award-winning website. Beginning with an Eric Clapton guitar, Hard Rock owns the world's greatest collection of music memorabilia, which is displayed at its locations around the globe. With a total of 189 venues in 58 countries, including 143 cafes, 21 hotels and 10 casinos, Hard Rock International (HRI) is one of the most globally recognized companies.

continues to operate several unauthorized Hard Rock Cafe restaurants in Mexico illegally, namely, cafes in Cozumel, Cancun, Acapulco and Cabo San Lucas, in violation of arbitrations in Mexico and final adjudication by Mexican arbitrators under the oversight of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Paris. de C.V., and its subsidiary Operadora DB Mexico, S.A.

In 2001 Robert Earl, owner of the twice bankrupt Planet Hollywood chain, acquired controlling interest in Grupo ECE Mexico, S.A. de C.V., Hard Rock Cafe franchisee in Mexico, in 2011 after several years of disputes relating to non-compliance with franchise standards and franchise payment obligations.

Hard Rock International terminated its franchise relationship with Operadora DB Mexico, S.A. Hard Rock is currently seeking enforcement of an earlier arbitration award to shut down the Cancun property among others operated by Operdora DB Mexico, S.A. 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ - Hard Rock Cafe Cancun, which is not part of the Hard Rock International portfolio, and operating illegally as an unauthorized cafe, was closed last night by local authorities.
