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Nestle petitions to cancel ‘Seattle Strong’ coffee trademark, arguing it owns Seattle (www.techdirt.com)

submitted 3 days ago by DougHolland@lemmy.world to c/seattle@lemmy.world

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[–] neuracnu@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 3 days 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

[–] kalkulat@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Seattle was a coffeehouse town before Nestle (and its evil ways) was even born.

Hell, the first coffee shop was WAY before 1957's opening of 'The Place Next Door'.

(Don't) hope they're ready to get stomped on. Oh, and Seattle's Best might have something to say about it.

[–] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago

Top to bottom, Nestle should be tried for crimes against humanity.

[–] atticus88th@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

They might own WA politicians and judges but they'll never own Seattle... aaaand now they own Seattle.

[–] captainastronaut@seattlelunarsociety.org 3 points 2 days ago

Fuuuuuuck Nestle and the four-headed horse locust they rode in on.