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Cheese war is heating up in Tillamook
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Posted on 01/12/2004 7:29:01 PM PST by chance33_98
Cheese war is heating up in Tillamook
(Bay City-AP) -- Since 1975, Dick Crossley has been making beef jerky along the Oregon coast.
And for just as long he's sold his jerky under the name "Tillamook Country Smoker."
But now a battle is raging over the Tillamook name.
The Tillamook County Creamery is trying to trademark the name and use it exclusively for their famous cheddar. It's part of a marketing strategy which hopes to make the cheddar into a national brand.
Last year, Crossley received a "cease and desist" letter telling him to drop the name.
He says that if he lost the name it would be like starting a new business all over again.
It's a struggle for a name that both companies borrowed from the city, the valley, the river, and a coastal Indian tribe.
But now its up to a court to decide who can use it.
Next month, a federal judge will hear arguments in the lawsuit filed by the smoker against the creamery.
TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events; US: Oregon
KEYWORDS: bestcheddarcheese; tillamook; worldsbestcheese
To: chance33_98
I hate stuff like this. If they want him to quit using the name so badly, they should make him an offer to quit using it. Or buy a share of his business. Or just leave him alone.
If they win legally I will never buy their cheese. They will always strike me as bullies.
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posted on
01/12/2004 7:34:24 PM PST
by
marron
To: chance33_98; 4mycountry; Constitution Day; TomServo
I knew if I stayed at FR long enough, I'd see the words "cheese" and "war" in the same headline.
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posted on
01/12/2004 7:36:20 PM PST
by
TheBigB
(You tryin' ta tell me Jesus Christ can't hit a curve ball?)
To: TheBigB
I have such an article daily for years. Ok, not really, but if I knew it was that important to you I would have. Well, maybe not. Now all we need is a moose war.
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posted on
01/12/2004 7:38:28 PM PST
by
chance33_98
(I am for a baby's right to choose, wonder what they would choose if they could talk?)
To: chance33_98
err searched. Need more coffee and cheese. Brb.
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posted on
01/12/2004 7:39:26 PM PST
by
chance33_98
(I am for a baby's right to choose, wonder what they would choose if they could talk?)
To: marron
Yep. Like the cheese but that is totally wrong. Nothing pisses me off more than a concerted effort to put people down. Grrrrrr...
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posted on
01/12/2004 7:39:52 PM PST
by
dagar
To: marron
I didn't think you could trademark the name of the town. That would be just dumb.... in my town every other business has the town name in it.
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posted on
01/12/2004 7:40:30 PM PST
by
MetalMan
To: TheBigB
LOL.
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posted on
01/12/2004 7:50:53 PM PST
by
4mycountry
("No! Bad doggie! Don't eat dead people!")
To: MetalMan
And...the county's name is Tillamook, too....
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posted on
01/12/2004 8:10:23 PM PST
by
goodnesswins
(The year 2004......It's gonna be a great one!)
To: chance33_98
Cheese
War
Great, Oregon has officially become just like France.
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posted on
01/16/2004 6:41:32 PM PST
by
Tailback
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