NJ Turnpike files lawsuit over Florida pizza shop logo

Need a doom break? Here's a little big government insanity.

The New Jersey Turnpike Authority is suing a Florida pizza company, saying its logos are too similar to the Garden State Parkway logo.

The suit, filed this week in federal court in Newark, claims Jersey Boardwalk Pizza is infringing on the authority's service marks with its signage online and at its Tavernier and Florida City, Fla., shops.

The agency says Jersey Boardwalk Pizza's green and yellow logos are "virtually identical" to the "iconic" Garden State Parkway logo. The company is making money off the logos using the highway's logo to attract customers, the lawsuit says.

[link to www.philly.com]