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Mike S said:
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OMG that's HYSTERICAL! I was actually thinking of this guy screaming CHOCOLATE as I'm looking at the pictures!!!!!!! My kids just watched this episode last week! This place looks amazing!!!! Does anyone know if you'll need reservations?
 
JoeCamel

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WeHeartDisney said:
OMG that's HYSTERICAL! I was actually thinking of this guy screaming CHOCOLATE as I'm looking at the pictures!!!!!!! My kids just watched this episode last week! This place looks amazing!!!! Does anyone know if you'll need reservations?
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Don't think it will have reservations for quite a while, going to be lines and waiting. I think they take your number and will text you when you need to be back at the door so you can enjoy CityWalk while you wait but until they actually open we don't know for sure and there will be adjustments made as they work out the kinks
 
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JoeCamel said:
Don't think it will have reservations for quite a while, going to be lines and waiting. I think they take your number and will text you when you need to be back at the door so you can enjoy CityWalk while you wait but until they actually open we don't know for sure and there will be adjustments made as they work out the kinks
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Sounds good! I'm looking forward to it... Might be a must do for our November trip!!
 
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lazyboy97o said:
Looking to open a venue in CityWalk would not necessarily be the same as submitting an unsolicited idea.
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Yeah, if you're an actual business looking to become a tenant. This guy has no business, just an "idea." His story is laughable. I'm surprised they even let him trademark something as generic as "The Chocolate Factory" in the first place. But they should've explained to him how trademarks work while they were at it.
 
lazyboy97o

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JT3000 said:
Yeah, if you're an actual business looking to become a tenant. This guy has no business, just an "idea." His story is laughable. I'm surprised they even let him trademark something as generic as "The Chocolate Factory" in the first place. But they should've explained to him how trademarks work while they were at it.
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Every business starts as an idea. And the name of a potential business is a perfect reason to register a trademark.
 
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JT3000

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lazyboy97o said:
Every business starts as an idea. And the name of a potential business is a perfect reason to register a trademark.
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CityWalk isn't exactly known for attracting the first location of brand new chains. Another reason to be suspicious. But even if we assume for a moment that there really were talks and they really did steal his idea, he only has himself to blame for getting outside entities involved in his startup. That's just not smart business and gives you no legs to stand on in the event something like that happens. Assuming they didn't copy any explicit details, all they'd have to do is change the name and your trademark is meaningless.

But either way, I think the entire point is rendered moot by the fact that there are probably already fifty million restaurants with this same theme. The steampunk aesthetic is the only thing rendering this concept even remotely unique, and the article on the lawsuit makes no mention of that.
 
andysol

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Back when my dad was in the auto industry (customization of mustangs), he sketched up an idea for a look of what he thought the 20th anniversary mustang should look like. He mailed it to Ford motor company and a few years later, it was almost exactly what he had drawn. He didn't complain. He didn't sue. He just loved mustangs and was flattered they liked his idea.

Oh how times have changed.
 
lazyboy97o

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JT3000 said:
CityWalk isn't exactly known for attracting the first location of brand new chains. Another reason to be suspicious. But even if we assume for a moment that there really were talks and they really did steal his idea, he only has himself to blame for getting outside entities involved in his startup. That's just not smart business and gives you no legs to stand on in the event something like that happens. Assuming they didn't copy any explicit details, all they'd have to do is change the name and your trademark is meaningless.

But either way, I think the entire point is rendered moot by the fact that there are probably already fifty million restaurants with this same theme. The steampunk aesthetic is the only thing rendering this concept even remotely unique, and the article on the lawsuit makes no mention of that.
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Startups have investors and there are legal mechanisms in place for such breeches. Simple changes to a trademark are not necessarily enough to avoid infringement.

andysol said:
Back when my dad was in the auto industry (customization of mustangs), he sketched up an idea for a look of what he thought the 20th anniversary mustang should look like. He mailed it to Ford motor company and a few years later, it was almost exactly what he had drawn. He didn't complain. He didn't sue. He just loved mustangs and was flattered they liked his idea.

Oh how times have changed.
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Or the idea was tossed in the trash as is policy at every design studio. Companies stealing from artists is still theft, not flattery. There are a lot of people who have their work (livelihood) stolen by big companies who assume they can easily out spend the artist in court and lawyer fees.
 

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