

The Doll n' Burgers name is a play on the pronunciation of Dalenburger's name. Patent and Trademark Office.ĭoll n’ Burgers’ founders Justin Dalenburger and Ken Heers were familiar with In-N-Out and its popularity and had eaten at its restaurants in the past, In-N-Out's filings say. In its lawsuit, In-N-Out says Doll n’ Burgers’ overall look of its restaurants, which feature white, red and yellow color schemes including a white exterior and red awning at the Tecumseh location on East Chicago Boulevard and white interior with red stripes and gray countertop and red upholstery for the furniture its employees dressed in white, collared shirts, red aprons and red-and-white ball caps or paper hats white cups with red graphics open-ended burger wrappers the use of a single “N” in its name a classic-car motif and the layout of the indoor and drive-thru menu boards, is too much like its restaurants’ trade dress, including an interior design that is registered with the U.S.

District Court for Eastern Michigan and are awaiting a ruling on their requests for summary judgment from Judge Robert H. Both parties have filed complaints and responses in U.S. TECUMSEH - A popular fast-food burger chain in the western United States is suing a pair of burger restaurants in Tecumseh and Jackson, claiming the local businesses are infringing upon the look of the restaurants.ĭoll n’ Burgers, which opened its first location in Tecumseh in May 2020 and later opened a location in Jackson, is being sued by In-N-Out Burgers, which was started in Southern California in 1948 and has since expanded to several western states.
