Dickey’s Barbecue Pit Hit With Trademark Suit Over ‘Wing Boss’

Dickey’s Barbecue Pit Inc. is engaged in an infringing use of the “Wing Boss” trademark, a competing chicken restaurant alleges in federal court.

The Wing Boss LLC brought its complaint in the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas, accusing the barbecue chain of violating the Lanham Act through its unauthorized use of the mark to sell wings.

The Wing Boss alleges it has used the mark continuously to sell chicken wings in its restaurants since June 2020, according to the July 14 complaint. But Dickey’s Barbecue Pit only filed its intent-to-use application with the US Patent and ...