Notes : Uncle Ben’s Sues Kellogg:

Uncle Ben’s Inc., which sells the nation’s No. 1 brand of rice, is alleging that Kellogg Co., the world’s largest cereal maker, has infringed its Country Inn trademark. Houston-based Uncle Ben’s, a unit of privately held Mars Inc., filed suit in federal court in New York against Kellogg’s introduction of a Country Inn Specialties breakfast cereal line. Uncle Ben’s maintains that it has spent more than $120 million to market its Country Inn line since introducing it in 1985. Uncle Ben’s maintains that Kellogg’s use of the name “is likely to cause confusion in the minds of the public.” Kellogg declined to comment on the suit.