TODAY’S TRADEMARK – CINNABON
Cinnabon is an American chain of baked goods stores and kiosks, normally found in areas with high pedestrian traffic such as malls, airports and rest stops. The company’s signature item is a cinnamon roll (known as a “Cinnabon”). As of December 2017, over 1,200 Cinnabon bakeries were operating in 48 countries. Its headquarters are in Sandy Springs, Georgia, United States
The company is co-owned — with Schlotzsky’s, Carvel, Moe’s Southwest Grill, McAlister’s Deli, and Auntie Anne’s brands — by Focus Brands, an affiliate of private equity firm Roark Capital Group, based in Sandy Springs, Georgia, operating over 5,000 stores.
The first Cinnabon opened on December 4, 1985, Federal Way, Washington at SeaTac Mall, now called The Commons at Federal Way. Cinnabon was an offshoot of the Seattle Based Restaurants Unlimited restaurant chain majority owned by Rich Komen with minority partner and CEO Ray Lindstrom at the helm.
The trademark of this company was registered in USPTO bearing registration number 1424169 on January 6, 1987.