DES MOINES, Iowa (WHO) – Are you eating at an officially sanctioned Popeyes restaurant? Perhaps not if you're chowing down in Iowa.

Popeyes filed a lawsuit earlier this month accusing several Iowa locations of continuing to operate under the Popeyes name after having their franchise agreement terminated. Five Iowa restaurants are named in the suit, including locations in Coralville, Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, Dubuque, as well as the Merle Hay location in Des Moines.

All five locations are operated by the same former franchisee, Asif Poonja. Poonja is listed as a defendant, along with JAM Equities, a private equity firm.

In its lawsuit, Popeyes accuses the defendants of "unauthorized use of Popeyes’ valuable trademarks and service marks in connection with their unlawful operation of five re

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