A restaurant on West Interstate 40 continues to operate, at least on the inside, as a Red Robin despite a court order that it stop using the gourmet burger chain’s name and proprietary materials.
Red Robin International claims the restaurant lost its right to represent itself under the chain’s name more than 18 months ago, when the Colorado company terminated the store’s franchise agreement, according to a lawsuit filed in 320th District Court. A hearing in the case is set for Monday.
District Judge Don Emerson signed a temporary restraining order on July 30 mandating Early Bird Amarillo OPS4, the limited partnership that operates the store, cease its use of Red Robin International’s trademarked and copyrighted materials.