What was filed
Kitchen Kneads, LLC v. Grandma Eloise's LLC and Candace Barclay, No. 1:26-cv-00168-TS (D. Utah), was filed September 22, 2026. Kitchen Kneads says it is a Utah limited liability company based in Ogden. It identifies Grandma Eloise's LLC as a Georgia limited liability company and alleges that Candace Barclay, of Georgia, is its sole member and manager. A docket entry assigns the case to Judge Ted Stewart. Kitchen Kneads demands a jury trial.
The marks
USPTO records show U.S. Reg. Nos. 7,433,275 and 7,707,800 for GRANDMA ELOISE'S TIME TREASURED SECRETS, both owned by Kitchen Kneads and neither a standard character registration. No. 7,433,275 registered July 2, 2024, for goods including meat-based food flavoring bases in Class 30 and syrups in Class 32. No. 7,707,800 registered February 25, 2025, for goods in Classes 1, 29, and 30, including food ingredients for baking. The complaint alleges use since at least August 2012.
What the complaint alleges
The complaint alleges that in about August 2025 Kitchen Kneads found the defendants using GRANDMA ELOISE'S COMPLEAT SPICE BLENDS for a seasoning bomb and other seasonings sold on a website that, on information and belief, the defendants own and operate, and promoted on Instagram accounts that, on information and belief, they use and maintain, and on Facebook and TikTok, and that they continued after a September 24, 2025 cease-and-desist letter.
The counts and relief
The first cause of action alleges infringement of registered marks under 15 U.S.C. § 1114. The second alleges false designation of origin and unfair competition under 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a)(1)(A). The third alleges Utah common law trademark infringement, and the fourth arises under the Utah Unfair Competition Act, Utah Code Ann. § 13-5A-103. Kitchen Kneads seeks injunctive and monetary relief.