BeaverTails apologizes to Calgary food writer over trademark flap
CALGARY — A trademark flap over a popular deep-fried Canadian treat has reached a sweet conclusion.
BeaverTails Pastry in Montreal has apologized to a Calgary food writer who renamed her homemade version — twice — when the company complained.
Julie Van Rosendaal posted her recipe on her blog “Dinner with Julie” around Canada Day last year.
She knew the confection — an oval slab of deep-fried dough often sprinkled with cinnamon sugar or slathered in chocolate hazelnut spread — has been trademarked since BeaverTails was founded in Ottawa in 1978. She thought she would avoid any trouble by giving credit to the company in her post and linking to its website.