Margarita War – Pi V The Pointe

Margaritaville’s Bahamian franchisee is urging the US courts to block the brand’s $250m operating partner deal with The Pointe and prevent it suffering “irreparable injury”. Boss Investments, owner of the Margaritaville-flagged restaurant on Paradise Island, pictured, is alleging that the tie-up with the downtown Nassau resort development violates its own exclusive right to use the brand’s trademarks and intellectual property within Bahamian territory. The company’s lawsuit, filed in the south Florida federal court on Friday, also claims that Margaritaville executives deterred it from opening a second restaurant location near Nassau’s cruise port to protect their “grander plans” at The Pointe. Accusing Margaritaville, the...

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