“Taco Tuesday” has recently trended across social media amid a growing effort to free the term from trademark restrictions, with efforts underway in Orange County, California, as well.
Among those petitioning the government to cancel the trademark is the fast food restaurant chain Taco Bell, which is headquartered in Irvine. The company submitted the paperwork to the United States Patent Trademark Office in May. The original trademark is held by Taco John’s, a Wyoming-based restaurant chain.
Taco John’s, which has held the trademark since 1989, has sent cease-and-desist letters to businesses who have used it for advertising, according to The Associated Press. Now Orange County resident and founder of tacotuesday.com Pamela Waitt has thrown her hat into the ring in an attempt to free the term for public use….