In-N-Out Burger Sues DoorDash for Delivering Its Food Without Permission

Eater ^ | November 11, 2015 | Whitney Filloon

[EveningStar]

... In the complaint, filed November 6 in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, In-N-Out accuses the California-based delivery startup of trademark infringement and unfair competition, and seeks a permanent injunction to get DoorDash to stop delivering its food. The lawsuit says that "despite the fact that [DoorDash] is in no way affiliated with [In-N-Out], [DoorDash] has advertised, and continues to advertise, that it delivers food from [In-N-Out's restaurants" -- even displaying a fake In-N-Out logo ...

[MayflowerMadam]

We moved from Thousand Oaks, CA, to Tennessee in 2010. My husband says the only thing he misses is In-N-Out. It’s a cult to some SoCal natives, which he is. To me they were just boring hamburgers and I’d had better. I did like to frequent In-N-Out to support the Christian owners.

[Osage Orange]

Give me two fresh animals....

[max americana]

That’s why we save for retirement ;)

[dfwgator]

Not only that, but there’s no recourse for In-N-Out if someone from DoorDash doctors the burger, they don’t have any control over the product, without a formal business arrangement with DoorDash, that would have to pass through proper legal channels.

[Anitius Severinus Boethius]

True. In addition, In-N-Out might have a contract with another delivery service.

[Osage Orange]

Problem is...I work with some nurses...you won't want looking at you...let alone suctioning your drool.....

Just saying...

[max americana]

I’m retiring in the Philippines, I’ll pick them myself ;)

[Osage Orange]

You there now? I think...I've read you are.

Good on ya!!

[BobL]

In and Out supports FAMILY VALUES, while Door Dash has a DIFFERENT OPINION on it. Nice to see In and Out about to put them out of business.

[ASA Vet]

We had so many In-n-Out meals in that cab, he probably had to ride with the windows down for the rest of the night.

I do pizza delivery, (and other stuff too.) Now I don't even smell pizza anymore.

[lewislynn]

BTW: Best damn burgers on the planet,

I disagree. I think they are WAY overrated ...BUT they are a fantastic organization. They're privately owned, they grind their own meat, never frozen, they have their own fleet of delivery trucks and maintenance shop, their managers have to take a company course in L.A., they even have their own sign making shop...They are VERY impressive.

[max americana]

That’s a long time still dude LOL but hey, that’s why we save money right? haha

[Mastador1]

I disagree, if they can show that the food delivered is at a substandard level to what they serve at the restaurant, I believe that they would have a very good argument that their brand was being damaged.

[Hebrews 11:6]

There's a Tommy's in Corona, next to Lenny Dykstra's car wash off Ontario, so Riverside County also.

I used to order two all the time but don't think I ever tried three. Saw it done once.

Here's a trivia question for you. Do you recall back about 1970 there was a paper shortage--logger's strike or something--so Tommy's HAD NO NAPKINS!? The only thing they had were those wax-papery liners to clean the chili off your hands. Didn't seem to hurt business any, though.

[Hebrews 11:6]

A quibble: Tommy's doesn't need to actually show substandard service, it just needs to refuse to take the chance it might be.

[Osage Orange]

I must have you confused with another.....

[al baby]

FAT BURGER HAS THAS THEM BEAT

[faithhopecharity]

beverly/rampart (a real dump in its day) was their first outlet

i am glad to see its still in business!

[faithhopecharity]

any food product gets cooled off when delivered

unless they can show there’s some deliberate damage (very very unlikely).... it would appear they have no case

they lose all rights to the product when they sell it

it is not theirs anymore, they have no further say

now, if the private delivery were to appropriate their trade mark logos, then that would be actionable

just my 2 cents worth, for free too!
so its worth at least as much as you paid for it
ha

happy day to you,

ps: a major portion of taxicab revenues are delivering grub like this (and booze) to residences....same idea...nothing new now that i have heard anyways

[GOPJ]

Is this the Amazon group that delivers restaurant food?