IPNews® – Washington D.C.’s famed put-on-everything condiment, “Mumbo sauce,” has come under fire as of late with a TTAB ruling granting legal ownership of the trademark to a Chicago based company.

In 2011, Capital City Mumbo Sauce LLC filed a petition to cancel a trademark registration held by Select Brands.  The TTAB sided with Select Brands, however, and effectively limited D.C. establishments from using the name to refer to one of its most iconic culinary treats.  To continue reading, click: TTAB Rules that Washington D.C. Can’t Claim “Mumbo Sauce” Trademark