Nope, they can’t go for that!
No matter how slick its worded, when the legendary blue-eyed soul duo, and Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Daryl Hall and John Oates heard that an artisanal granola company from Brooklyn was calling one of their hipster-friendly products “Haulin’ Oats,” they proved the words of the 1982 mega-hit that was ‘I Can’t Go For That’ (No Can Do).
The legendary duo claim in their Brooklyn federal suit that Red Hook-based Early Bird is profiting off of the brand they built. “The name and mark Haulin’ Oats is an obvious play upon Plaintiff’s well-known Hall & Oates mark, and was selected by defendant in an effort to trade off of the fame and notoriety associated with the artist’s and plaintiff’s well-known marks,” the suit states.
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