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Fast Fired Lawsuit and Trademark Proceedings

Two separate legal proceedings involving the Fast Fired by Carbone brand are matters of public record. This page sets out what each one is, which court it is before, who is named in it, and where the original documents can be read.

Published: September 9, 2026 Last updated: September 9, 2026 Sources: court records and published decisions

What the Term "Fast Fired Lawsuit" Refers To

Searches for a Fast Fired lawsuit return results about two distinct proceedings. They involve different courts, different countries, different parties and different legal questions. They are unrelated to each other.

The two proceedings A trademark and false-advertising complaint filed in January 2026 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and a Canadian trademark opposition appeal decided by the Federal Court of Canada in November 2024. Neither proceeding concerns food safety, restaurant operations or customer health.

Each is described below using only information contained in the public court record. Links to the original documents appear at the end of this page.

Major Food Group Complaint (United States, 2026)

Case details Major Intellectual LLC and others v. Carbone Restaurant Group, Inc. and Visionary Growth Fund, LLC, case number 1:26-cv-00191, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Filed January 9, 2026 and assigned to Judge Loretta A. Preska. An amended complaint was filed March 6, 2026.

Who Is Named

The plaintiffs are Major Intellectual LLC, Major Management TCZ LLC and MFG South Management LLC, entities associated with Major Food Group, which operates the Carbone restaurant in New York and other cities. The named defendants are Carbone Restaurant Group, Inc. and Visionary Growth Fund, LLC. The complaint describes Carbone Restaurant Group, Inc. as a company incorporated in Utah in 2024.

What Is Alleged

The complaint brings claims under the Lanham Act for trademark infringement and false designation of origin, together with false-advertising claims and claims under New York state law. It alleges that advertising and investor-facing materials represented an affiliation with the Major Food Group Carbone restaurants that the plaintiffs say does not exist, that those materials referred to a partnership with Walmart and to an anticipated public offering, and that recipients of the advertising contacted Major Food Group in the mistaken belief that it was behind the venture. The complaint seeks damages and a jury trial.

These are allegations. A complaint states one party's position at the outset of a case. Nothing in it has been admitted, settled or established by the court. The proceeding is ongoing, and the docket linked below is the authoritative record of its status.

Blaze Pizza Trademark Decision (Canada, 2024)

Case details Blaze Pizza, LLC v Carbone Restaurant Group Ltd., 2024 FC 1770. Federal Court of Canada, decided November 6, 2024 by Justice Fuhrer. An appeal from a decision of the Trademarks Opposition Board.

What the Court Decided

Carbone Restaurant Group Ltd. had applied to register the trademark FAST FIRED BY CARBONE and Design. Blaze Pizza, LLC opposed the application. The Trademarks Opposition Board rejected the opposition, finding insufficient evidence that Blaze had used its marks in Canada and no likelihood of confusion. Blaze appealed and filed new evidence on the distribution of pizza boxes carrying its marks in Canada. The court held that evidence material, reviewed the affected issues afresh, and concluded that confusion was reasonably likely. The application was refused. The court awarded Blaze fifteen thousand dollars in costs. The reported decision records that Carbone Restaurant Group Ltd. did not participate in the appeal.

What the decision did and did not do. It refused one trademark application. It was not a finding of infringement, it did not award damages beyond costs, and it did not require any restaurant to change its name or cease operating. The deadline to appeal the decision was December 6, 2024.

Reading Allegations and Findings

Coverage of these proceedings does not always distinguish between what a party has alleged and what a court has decided. The difference matters when assessing what is currently established.

A complaint is a filing that sets out one party's allegations and the relief it seeks. It is written by that party. It establishes nothing.
A judgment or decision is a determination by a court after it has considered the evidence and argument before it. The 2024 Federal Court decision is a decision. The 2026 Southern District of New York filing is a complaint.

Both documents are public and can be read in full through the links below, rather than through summaries of them.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Fast Fired lawsuit?

The phrase refers to two separate and unrelated legal proceedings. The first is a Canadian trademark opposition decided by the Federal Court of Canada in November 2024. The second is a United States trademark and false-advertising complaint filed in the Southern District of New York in January 2026. Neither proceeding is a consumer or food-safety matter.

Who is named in the Major Food Group lawsuit?

The complaint names Carbone Restaurant Group, Inc. and Visionary Growth Fund, LLC as defendants. The plaintiffs are Major Intellectual LLC, Major Management TCZ LLC and MFG South Management LLC, which operate the Carbone restaurant brand in New York. The case is number 1:26-cv-00191 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

What does the Major Food Group complaint allege?

The complaint alleges trademark infringement, false designation of origin and false advertising. It alleges that advertising and investor materials represented an affiliation with the Major Food Group Carbone restaurants that the plaintiffs say does not exist, and that those materials described a Walmart partnership and an anticipated public offering. These are allegations. They have not been established by a court.

Are the allegations in the Major Food Group case proven?

No. A complaint sets out one party's allegations at the start of a case. Allegations are not findings, and they carry no legal effect unless they are admitted, settled or established through the litigation. The case remains before the court.

Did Fast Fired lose a trademark case to Blaze Pizza?

In November 2024 the Federal Court of Canada allowed an appeal by Blaze Pizza, LLC and refused registration of one trademark application, FAST FIRED BY CARBONE and Design. The decision is reported as Blaze Pizza, LLC v Carbone Restaurant Group Ltd., 2024 FC 1770. The court awarded Blaze fifteen thousand dollars in costs.

Did the Federal Court order Fast Fired to stop using its name?

No. The decision refused one specific trademark application. It was an appeal from a Trademarks Opposition Board proceeding about whether that mark could be registered, and it did not order any restaurant to change its name or cease operating.

Why did Carbone Restaurant Group not participate in the Federal Court appeal?

The reported decision records that Carbone Restaurant Group Ltd. did not participate in the appeal. The decision does not state a reason, and none is published in the court record.

Where can I read the original court documents?

Both proceedings are public record. The United States docket is available through CourtListener and Justia, and the filings themselves through PACER. The Canadian decision is published by the Federal Court of Canada under the citation 2024 FC 1770. Links appear in the documents section of this page.

Primary Documents

Both proceedings are public. Reading the original filings is more reliable than reading descriptions of them.

United States: Major Intellectual LLC v. Carbone Restaurant Group, Inc.

Canada: Blaze Pizza, LLC v Carbone Restaurant Group Ltd.

  • Neutral citation 2024 FC 1770. The full reasons are published by the Federal Court of Canada and are available from the court's decisions database and from CanLII by citation.

Update History

September 9, 2026: Initial publication.

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