# Taco Bell wants to return the phrase "Taco Tuesday" to the people

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**Created:** [May 17, 2023, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taco-bell-wants-to-return-the-phrase-taco-tuesday-to-the-people/984166 "2023-05-17T14:20:08Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 17, 2023, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taco-bell-wants-to-return-the-phrase-taco-tuesday-to-the-people/984166/3 "2023-05-17T14:56:56Z")

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I raised this question here 5 years ago.

> [@Trademark question - "Taco Tuesday"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trademark-question-taco-tuesday/820778):
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> [Thrillist article](https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/history-of-taco-tuesday-when-did-it-start) Short version - Taco John’s, a Mid-West chain, has trademarked the term “Taco Tuesday.” They periodically send out C&D letters to other restaurants using the phrase. But there is plenty of evidence that the phrase was in general use long before Taco John’s was even founded. If TJ’s sent a letter to Baker’s, for example, could Baker’s just respond with “FOAD?” Can any law types knowledgeable in trademark law bring me up to speed?

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