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Nestle petitions to cancel ‘Seattle Strong’ coffee trademark, arguing it owns Seattle (www.techdirt.com)
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[–] neuracnu@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 4 weeks ago

Filings show Seattle Strong responded to Nestlé, saying the petition is “an ill-fated effort by a large multinational company to control the use of the name of the city ‘Seattle’ in coffee-related products in an attempt to bully a small, local coffee company from Seattle.”

The filing in question: https://ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/ttabvue-92087959-CAN-4.pdf