KFC is taking one of its smaller rivals to court, suing Church's Texas Chicken for allegedly violating its trademark rights by using the phrase "original recipe" in pitching its fried poultry products.

KFC has sued Church’s Texas Chicken, accusing the rival fast-food chain of violating its trademark rights in the phrase “Original Recipe.”

KFC has slapped Church’s Texas Chicken with a lawsuit, initiating the begining of what could turn into a fiery, and finger-lickin’ legal showdown. According to a report from S

In a lawsuit filed Nov. 8 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, KFC has accused fellow fast-food fried chicken purveyor Church's Texas Chicken of violating its trademark rights by using the phrase "Original Recipe" in its advertisements and promotions.

Fast food chain Kentucky Fried Chicken or KFC recently accused Church’s Texas Chicken of infringing on its trademark by using the phrase “Original Recipe” in its marketing materials.

The San Antonio-born brand has been celebrating the return of its "legendary original recipe" in recent marketing.

KFC claims Church’s use of the marketing phrase will deceive customers into thinking they are buying items from KFC.

KFC accused Church’s Texas Chicken of violating its trademark rights when it began using the words “Original Recipe” in its advertising and promotions.

Church’s Texas Chicken infringed KFC Corp.'s half-century old “Original Recipe” trademark, the fast-food giant alleged in a federal lawsuit.

Why is KFC Suing Church's Chicken? Church's Chicken has recently begun advertising some new chicken, bragging about the fact that they've gone back to the "original recipe." This