Over the past half-dozen years, cease and desist letters were sent to many business entities who infringe the Smokey Chipotle® or Smokin’ Chipotle® trademarks.
An amicable and mutually-agreeable settlement is often achieved allowing time for manufacturers to deplete label and finished goods inventory, or in the case of food-service establishments; to terminate advertising campaigns and change printed menus and communications media. Entities reaching such agreements are not listed where non-disclosure is requested in the settlement agreement.
However, this Trademark Violators list comprises RECENT TRADEMARK VIOLATORS as of 2019 that refused a mutually amicable settlement agreement.
Hormel Foods & MegaMex Foods, LLC
Jim Snee
1 Hormel Place
Austin, Minnesota 55912
Infringing Products: Chi Chi’s Smoky Chipotle Salsa; Herdez Taqueria Smoky Chipotle Street Taco Sauce; 4 Herdez Frozen Meal Bowls
Sargento Foods, Inc.
Louie Gentine
One Persnickety Place
Plymouth, Wisconsin 53073
Infringing Product: Sargento Smoky Chipotle Cheddar Jack Cheese
Cedar’s Mediterranean Foods
50Foundation Avenue
Ward Hill, Massachusetts 01835
Infringing Product: Cedar’s Smoky Chipotle Hummus
Dillman Farms
4955 W. State Road 45
Bloomington, Indiana 47403
Robert Meitus, Esq.
Meitus Gelbert Rose LLP
Infringing Products: Dillman’s Hot Smoky Chipotle Salsa, 2 varieties of Smoky Chipotle Mustard
SMOK Brand
6502 Farthing Drive
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80906
Infringing Product: Smok Brand Pueblo Gold Fire Roasted Chile & Smoked Chipotle Pepper Sauce
Giuliano’s Specialty Foods
12132 Knott Street
Garden Grove, California 92841
Jesse Savier, Esq.
Greenberg Glusker
Infringing Product: Sweet Smoky Chipotle Pickles
Texas Brew Products
Brenda Craig
San Antonio, Texas 78217
Infringing Product: Texas Brew Salsa with Smoky Chipotle
On The Border
Border Holdings, LLC
2201 West Royal Lane, Suite 240
Irving, Texas 75063
Megan O’Laughlin
HItchcock Evert
Infringing Product: Spicy Smoky Chipotle Queso
Tribe Mediterranean Foods
John McGuckin, CEO
PO Box 2178
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 18703
Infringing Product: Tribe Smoky Chipotle Corn Hummus
General Foods/Food Should Taste Good
Ken Powell
Number One General Mills Road
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55426
Infringing Product: Food Should Taste Good Smoky Chipotle & Roasted Tomato Salsa
Chile Slinger LLC
Mark Chambers
2619 N. Keith St.
Wichita, Kansas 67205
Infringing Product: Chile Slinger Sweet & Smoky Chipotle BBQ Sauce
The Modern Pod Company
63 Baker Street
Providence, Rhode Island 02905
Tobias Lederberg
Lederberg Esq.
Infringing Product: Hummus Pod Smoky Chipotle
Intercontinental Great Brands, LLC/Nabisco RITZ Crackers
100 Deforest Avenue
East Hanover, New Jersey 07936
Barbara Soloman, Esq.
Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, P.C.
Infringing Product: RITZ Smoked Chipotle Crisp & Thins
Mars, Inc.
Stephen Badger
930 W. Evergreen Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60642
Infringing Product: Tasty Bite Smoky Chipotle Rice
Lonesome Bull, Inc.
Ray & Mary Kay Salinas
21421 Greenbriar Drive
Elkhorn, Nebraska 68022
Infringing Product: Lonesome Bull Smoky Chipotle Salsa
Bubba’s Fine Foods
225 42nd Street SW, Suite C
Loveland, Colorado 80537
Infringing Product: Bubba’s Smoky Chipotle BBQ Snack Mix
Lakeside Foods/Good Eats Food Co.
Glen Tellock
PO Box 1327
Manitowoc, Wisconsin 54221
Patrick Gill, Esq.
Gill & Gill
Infringing Product: Serious Bean Sweet & Smoky Chipotle Pinto Beans
Ole Smoky Distillery, LLC
236 East Main Street
Sevierville, Tennessee 37862
Matthew Googe
Robinson IP Law
Infringing Product: Ole Smoky Tennessee Moonshine Smoky Chipotle Salsa
Snack Out Loud
PO Box 271207
Louisville, Kentucky 80027
Infringing Product: Snack Out Loud Crunchy Bean Snack Smoky Chipotle Bbq
Victoria Gourmet
17A Gill Street Unit 4
Woburn, Massachusetts 01801
Infringing Product: Victoria Gourmet Smoky Paprika Chipotle
Fatdog, Inc.
Jason Sohn
8380 E. 29th Avenue
Denver, Colorado 80238
Fatdog Smoky Chipotle Handcrafted Mustard
Uncle Ray’s Potato Chips
14245 Birwood Street
Detroit, Michigan 48238
Infringing Product: Uncle Ray’s Potato Chips Smokey Chipotle & Jack Cheese
Julia’s Southern Foods, LLC
7413 Six Forks Road #193
Raleigh, North Carolina 27615
Infringing Product: Sassy Crackers! Seasoning Mix Smokey Chipotle Sassy Tizer
Silver Spring Foods
Nancy Bartusch
PO Box 360
Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54702
Anthony Bourget, Esq.
Weld, Riley, Prean, & Ricci
Infringing Product: Silver Springs Rich & Smoky Chipotle Mustard
White Girl/Winking Girl Salsa, LLC
Julie Nirvelli
195 CTC Blvd.
Louisville, Colorado 80027
Infringing Product: White Girl Salsa Smokey Chipotle
