Frank Sinatra Exhumed to Testify in Stupid NY Trademark Dispute

(FranchisePick.com franchise blog) Here’s another reason you shoulda been a lawyer: There’s no shortage of stupid people willing to spend stupid amounts of money for incredibly stupid disputes. Especially in New York.

I read this story three times trying to figure out what was going on until I realized I really didn’t care. Go ahead, take a crack at it.

As far as I can tell, some NY pizza restaurant called Patsy’s that Frank Sinatra liked is suing some NY non-pizza restaurant that’s also called Patsy’s over the likelihood of confusion (GUILTY!). So the NY non-pizza Patsy’s dug up some ancient recordings dating back to the 20th Century of Frank Sinatra* praising a different NY pizza Patsy’s (I think) to prove the dead singer also liked pizza from OTHER Patsy’s.

The defense also exhumed 119 year old Jack “I can still kick your !@#” Lalanne* who testified that no, he is not dead and, yes, he loves NY non-pizza Patsy’s. Amazingly, David Mantle, son of Mickey Mantle, was able to take time out from the busy but lucrative Sons-of-Dead-Baseball-Players speaking circuit to testify that, yes, his famous father indeed loved non-pizza Patsy’s, and while he adored the Calamari Fritti, it did tend to make him a tad “gassy.”

But go ahead. Give it a read. If you understand it, feel free to explain it below. Also, explain to me why New Yorkers don’t spend their time, money and energy worrying about customers who aren’t dead yet.

Source: NY Daily News

Patsy’s pizza owners point to Sinatra recommendation in brand-name case

Lawyers for the owners of Patsy’s Pizzeria called on the late Frank Sinatra Monday in federal court to name his favorite pizzeria in New York City.

“Did you ever have pizza at Patsy’s on 117th St.?” Sinatra said on an audio clip from a 1976 concert at the Westchester Premier Theater.

“It’s the greatest in the world. I don’t care where you go, all the way to Italy, there ain’t nothing like that.”

The pizza guys, who are being sued by the owners of Patsy’s restaurant in the Theater District for use of the brand name, served up Sinatra’s endorsement to show there was more than one Italian joint in Manhattan that fed the crooner.

Sal “The Infringer”*** Scognamillo, a co-owner of Patsy’s restaurant, acknowledged the voice on the audio clip was indeed Sinatra.

“I never said [Sinatra] never went to your place,” he shot back at attorney Paul “The Attorney”*** Grandinetti. READ ON

As of press time, neither Patsy nor Ol’ Blue Eyes was available for comment.

* For those under 40: Frank Sinatra was a famous actor of the last century, like Elvis and Tommy Smothers.

** At least he’s pretty sure that’s the Patsy’s he likes. *** Mob-like nicknames added for flavor

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