Pop music duo Hall and Oates can’t go for granola-maker’s Haulin’ Oats cereal, file suit

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Hall and Oates are saying “no can do” to a New York company selling granola called Haulin’ Oats.

The pop music duo has sued Brooklyn-based Early Bird Foods in federal court. They’re accusing the company of violating trademark protections with its “phonetic play on Daryl Hall and John Oates’ well-known brand name.”

The suit asks the court to order Early Bird Foods to stop using the Haulin’ Oats name on packages of granola. It also says the company should hand over any profits made off the brand.

Hall and Oates are best known for decades-old hits like “I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do),” ”Sara Smile” and “Rich Girl.”

There was no immediate response to messages left on Thursday with Early Bird Foods.