Hall and Oates sue over granola-maker’s Haulin’ Oats cereal
Hall and Oates are saying “no can do” to a granola-maker’s Haulin’ Oats cereal.
The pop music duo has sued Brooklyn-based Early Bird Foods & Co. in federal court, accusing the company of violating trademark protections with its “phonetic play” on Daryl Hall and John Oates’ names. The suit called it “an effort to trade off of the fame and notoriety” associated with the duo.
In an email sent Thursday, Early Bird Foods owner Nekisia Davis said she had no comment, “Except ‘Say it isn’t so,'” — an apparent reference to a 1983 recording by Hall and Oates with that title.