Kitron Q2 Revenue Beats Estimates as Defense Demand Lifts Growth 
South Korea Central Bank Set to Raise Interest Rates as Inflation Stays Elevated 
US Supreme Court Strikes Down Hawaii Gun Carry Law on Private Property 
Trinidad Businessman Dominic Hadeed Appeals Detention Over Alleged Assassination Plot 
Judge Orders $5.8 Million Payment to E. Jean Carroll After Trump Loses Appeal Bid 
Dollar Rises as Middle East Conflict Fuels Inflation and Rate Hike Fears 
South Korea’s KOSPI Enters Bear Market Despite Remaining 2026’s Best-Performing Major Stock Index 
AstraZeneca Shares Sink After Wainua Trial Misses Key Heart Disease Goal 
Trump Administration Hands Over Key Evidence in Minnesota Immigration Shooting Investigations 
Samsung Chairman Lee Jae-yong Expected to Meet Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on AI and Chip Partnership 
ICC Says Darfur War Crimes Probe Reaches Breakthrough in Sudan Investigation 
Oil Prices Jump as U.S.-Iran Conflict and Strait of Hormuz Tensions Shake Global Markets 
Samsung to Launch First Yongin Chip Plant by 2029 as South Korea Speeds Up Semiconductor Hub 
Morgan Stanley Says China’s Reusable Rocket Progress Poses Long-Term Challenge to SpaceX 
Sara Duterte Impeachment Trial Opens, Putting 2028 Philippine Election in Focus 
Australia Sues Amazon Over Prime Video Ads and Subscription Terms 
BOJ May Raise Japan Growth Forecast While Keeping Focus on Inflation Risks 
In a culinary clash of titans, Taco Bell is petitioning to 'liberate' the federally trademarked phrase 'Taco Tuesday.' The move faces stiff opposition from multi-state chains Taco John's and Gregory's Restaurant & Bar, both current trademark holders, prompting a heated debate about the term's usage.
Taco Bell alleges "Taco Tuesday" is a generic term wrongly monopolized by its competitors, but Taco John's, with fewer than 500 stores in the Midwest, disputes that claim. The Wyoming-based company and New Jersey's Gregory's Restaurant & Bar own trademark rights to "Taco Tuesday" across most of the United States, affirming their federal trademarks and denying Taco Bell's allegations.
Taco Bell launched a petition to "liberate" the phrase so that any business could use it. Still, Taco John's and Gregory's Restaurant & Bar cried foul, urging the US Trademark Office to reject Taco Bell's effort.
Taco John's, which has been holding the trademark for 34 years, contests Taco Bell's efforts, calling its claims an attempt to monopolize the phrase and sell more tacos. The Wisconsin-based company argued that "Taco Tuesday" deserves trademark protection and that it "does not prohibit petitioner or anyone from advertising and selling tacos on Tuesday." Meanwhile, Gregory's Restaurant denies that Taco Bell was entitled to their "Taco Tuesday" trademark rights covering New Jersey.
Taco Bell is also spearheading a change.org petition and a Q&A session on Reddit, putting its own efforts to achieve "common sense usage of a common term" front and center for public support.
As the largest Mexican fast-food chain in America, Taco Bell's fight to legally use the popular phrase has ignited public interest, with the brand launching a change.org petition and planning a public session on Reddit to gain support. However, Taco John's notes it has held its federal trademark for 34 years and calls for "common sense usage of a common term." We'll wait and see what the US Trademark Office decides.
Photo: PJ Gal-Szabo/Unsplash
