He trademarked the term "cronut". There is no ownership of the recipe, nor did he invent it. Other bakers have been making croissant dough donuts since the early 90's.
It was a hit at his restaurant and he knows he could never compete with larger bakeries so he keeps it exclusive knowing he can just sue anyone who uses the NAME and make a ton of cash.
According to Roland he is already pursuing lawsuits against Disney and a bunch of smaller companies.
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5 havingmadfun 2014-04-04
This is great
2 ToothGnasher 2014-04-04
Good. I hope he fails.
Guy is basically a fucking patent troll. Steal an old recipe, create huge demand, sue everyone that uses the name when you fail to capitalize on it.
4 Danielson799 2014-04-04
HEY this shithead uses the term "patent troll" and doesn't know what it means.
-2 ToothGnasher 2014-04-04
It's the exact same tactic but with a trademark instead of a patent. Don't be a cunt.
-1 Danielson799 2014-04-04
So he bought the term Cronuts nefariously, didn't do anything with it, and waited for companies to take the bait. Got it. Try using google champ.
2 ToothGnasher 2014-04-04
He trademarked the term "cronut". There is no ownership of the recipe, nor did he invent it. Other bakers have been making croissant dough donuts since the early 90's.
It was a hit at his restaurant and he knows he could never compete with larger bakeries so he keeps it exclusive knowing he can just sue anyone who uses the NAME and make a ton of cash.
According to Roland he is already pursuing lawsuits against Disney and a bunch of smaller companies.
3 Danielson799 2014-04-04
Oh you believe Roland. Got it.