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Maryland Daily Record

BY BRENDAN KEARNEY Cluck-U Corp., the Laurel-based chicken chain that requires customers to sign a waiver when ordering the hottest of its hot sauces, is turning up the heat on a former franchisee in Calvert County. According to a federal trademark lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, Gary and Jennifer Armstrong backed out of the franchise agreement but continue to profit from Cluck-U's brand recognition and recipes. The Armstrongs -- both of whom were Cluck-U employees, too --also have attempted to convince other franchisees to terminate their agreements, the complaint alleges.

Full post as published by The Trade Secrets Vault on July 14, 2008 (boomark / email).