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ViacomCBS Claims ‘Spongebob Squarepants’ Restaurant Rip-Off, Files Lawsuit

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But now, there’s a new pop-up restaurant kid on the block, and the ViacomCBS legal team isn’t singing along. They are suing, claiming Houston’s Rusty Krab is too close to the SpongeBob Squarepants Krusty Krab, and thus constitutes copyright infringement.TMZ broke the news of the lawsuit against the Houston upstarts.

The Rusty Krab’s accused of infringing on Viacom’s ‘SpongeBob’ trademarks by using names, images, characters and re-creations from the show.

The imitations are staged throughout its restaurant and on its menu, according to the lawsuit.Going to the restaurant requires purchase of a ticket, with adults forking over $23,00 and kids $19.99.

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