Washington, DC -- (SBWIRE) -- 01/12/2016 -- Firehouse Subs has filed a Federal, Trademark Trial and Appeals Board lawsuit (Case#: 91221728) against Columbia Firehouse Restaurant (109 SOUTH SAINT ASAPH, LLC) a small business owner regarding the common word "firehouse". The infringement claims by Firehouse Subs are all about an assortment of Trademarks / Logos used in Firehouse Subs Franchising.

An example of the Trademarks at the center of this dispute is attached as an image.

See the entire Trademark Trial and Appeals Board (USPTO) Trial Docket Linked Here:
http://ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/v?pno=91221728&pty=OPP

Firehouse Subs Co-Founders, Chris and Robin Sorensen by and through their Attorney, Richard Vermut filed a 2015 lawsuit against Columbia Firehouse Restaurant & Bar Room that is on-going now in 2016. This legal action brought by the Goliath, Firehouse Subs claims sole rights to the word "firehouse" and claims infringement regarding Defendant, Columbia Firehouse Restaurant (109 SOUTH SAINT ASAPH, LLC)

The core of the Federal Lawsuit at Opposition in the USPTO is the small business owner is using the common word "firehouse". Defendant, Columbia Firehouse Restaurant (109 SOUTH SAINT ASAPH, LLC) is in fact a genuine "firehouse" that has existed since 1871 in Alexandria,Virginia.

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