Liberty Lunch Might Be Coming Back, But Where Did It Come From?
AUSTIN -- What’s in a name? Well, a lot – at least for those in Austin’s vibrant restaurant, live music and condiment scenes.
Earlier this month, Stubb’s Austin Restaurant Co. settled a trademark dispute with McCormick and Co., and its subsidiary One World Foods, so that McCormick will be the only company that can use the name Stubb’s.
So now, the Maryland spice company that owns the Austin sauce company is no longer allowing the Austin barbecue spot and music venue to use the nickname of the man that opened the restaurant.
Perhaps anticipating that this might happen, the restaurant Stubb’s filed paperwork to claim the name “Liberty Lunch,” sending a collective record skip that could be heard all the way to Antone’s – the record store, not the club. (Incidentally, the two Antone’s businesses are owned by different companies.)
Stubb’s registering the name Liberty Lunch raised several questions like, “Can they do that?” and “Will the new brand stick?”
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