Angry Chickz Files Trademark Suit Over ‘Hot Chicken’ Marketing

Angry Chickz Inc., a California-based fast-casual restaurant serving Nashville hot chicken, filed a lawsuit against another hot chicken restaurant called “The Angry Hot Chicken,” alleging that The Angry Hot Chicken’s name and marketing are confusingly similar to Angry Chickz in violation of the Lanham Act.

Angry Chickz brought the suit Tuesday against Bosphorus Trade Inc., doing business as The Angry Hot Chicken, in the US District Court for the Northern District of California. The Angry Hot Chicken presents the style and contents of its menu in a way that appropriates Angry Chickz’s menu, the complaint alleged. Both menus feature four ...