KFC claims that Church's use of the phrase "original recipe" in its own advertisements "is likely to create confusion in the marketplace.

KFC is taking one of its smaller rivals to court, suing Church's Texas Chicken for allegedly violating its trademark rights by using the phrase "Original Recipe" in pitching its fried poultry products. Church's use of the term "original recipe" in its ...

Reuters / Carlo Allegri "Original recipe" has been trademarked by KFC since 1984. Because of this, the chicken chain is claiming that using the terminology in the ad for Church's could be misleading to customers, according to the lawsuit, as reported by ...

KFC and Church’s are in a beef over fried chicken. The chain formerly known as Kentucky Fried Chicken has sued its competitor for the recent use of the term “Original Recipe” in promotions. KFC has used “Original Recipe” for more than 50 years to ...

KFC has filed a lawsuit against Church's Texas Chicken for allegedly violating its trademark rights by using the term "original recipe" in its advertising. The lawsuit, filed last week in federal court in Texas, claims fast-food rival Church's "abruptly ...

KFC has launched a lawsuit against Church’s Texas Chicken. The chicken restaurants reportedly dispute the use of trademarked words. Church’s has been using the words “Original Recipe” in its advertising and promotions.

KFC’s “Original Recipe” trademark, which it says is a secret blend of 11 herbs and spices, has long been part of the company’s branding. The blend is closely guarded, and the company calls it one of the most “iconic trade secrets in the food industry.” It first trademarked the phrase in 1984.

Church’s recently shifted back to its original fried chicken recipe. But KFC has taken issue with its rival’s use of the term

KFC accused Church’s Texas Chicken of violating its trademark rights when it began using the words “Original Recipe” in its advertising and promotions.

The phrase "Our original recipe is back" doesn't seem a likely one to inspire litigation, and yet here we are. As CNN reports, iconic purveyor of all things fried chicken, KFC, has filed a lawsuit against Church's Texas Chicken—not over its swiping of the fast-food holy grail of 11 herbs and spices (which remains a state,