Laches in Hard Rock Cafe Dispute

German American Law Journal :: American Edition - CK - Washington. Hard Rock Cafe Heidelberg is not a licensee or franchisee of the renowned Hard Rock Cafe group and existed as a look-a-like of the London outfit for a few years before the group entered Germany with restaurants in Berlin and elsewhere. The group sued the Heidelbergensis tribe for trademark infringement and unfair trade violations. Applying principles of laches and equitable estopp… mehr