Mister Softee Wins the Battle of the Jingle

NEW YORK CITY, NY — When you come at Mister Softee, you best not miss.

A Brooklyn Federal Court judge ruled in favor of Mister Softee in a lawsuit in which the o.g. of the ice cream truck business sued rival New York Ice Cream for stealing the Softee jingle, The New York Daily News reported Monday.

Here's a quick reminder in case you forget what the Mister Softee jingle sounds like, or if you have conditioned your brain to block it out:

Magistrate Judge Steven Gold also ruled that New York Ice Cream, operated by former Softee franchisee Dimitrios Konstantakakos, must pay Mr. Softee $10,000 for legal fees and other costs, according to The Daily News.

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"This is a victory in our ongoing cases against those who violated their franchise agreements and continued to use Mister Softee's registered marks," Mister Softee lawyer Frederic Jennings told The Daily News.

>>> Read the full Daily News Story here.

[Photo: Ezra Wolfe via flickr]