Posted on 12/22/2004 11:22:56 AM PST by Tumbleweed_Connection
Conservative billionaire Philip Anschutz wants the name "Examiner" to be his sole property in 69 U.S. cities and he's spending his bucks to make sure it will be.
Anschutz owns the free daily "The San Francisco Examiner." His move to trademark the name for additional markets has some wondering if there may be plans afoot to expand the free paper.
According to the Denver Post, Anchsutz has has filed 127 U.S. applications to trademark general circulation newspapers with "The Examiner" name in 69 cities, including Denver. His paper said Anschutz's Clarity Media Group has spent tens of thousands of dollars on the applications, based on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's $335 filing fee.
Among the areas where Clarity sought trademarks include: Long Island, N.Y.; Des Moines, Iowa; Detroit; Kansas City, Mo.; New Orleans; Phoenix; Salt Lake City; and Boston.
Anschutz spokesman Jim Monaghan told the Post the applications are meant to protect the name of the San Francisco paper.
"It was a prudent business move to protect The Examiner trademark broadly," Monaghan said. "We don't want to talk about our business strategy. But things are going very well in San Francisco, and it seemed prudent to protect the value of the trademark." Monaghan also told the San Francisco Chronicle, "I caution people not to make any business strategy assumptions" from the filing. He said it would be incorrect to assume there are plans to enter new markets. "We will announce (any expansion plans) as appropriate or as timely. We have nothing to announce right now."
Anschutz, the founder of Qwest Communications International, ranks 33rd among Forbes' richest 400 Americans and has a net worth of $5.2 billion, according to the magazine. BusinessWeek recently listed Anschutz as one of the nation's largest charitable givers, having donated $226 million of his fortune in the past four years. The Post reported that he bought the five-day-a-week San Francisco Examiner and two weekly newspapers in February. In September he bought three more papers near suburban Washington, D.C.; the Northern Virginia, Prince George's and Montgomery Journals.
Once the flagship of William Randolph Hearst's 28-newspaper, 18-magazine media empire, the Post said the San Francisco Examiner had devolved into a free weekday paper.
In a brief biography Forbes described Anschutz as a former oilman who now runs a wide-ranging empire in telecom, sports and entertainment. His two biggest holdings: fiber-optic company Qwest; theater chain Regal Cinemas. He also owns LA's Staples Center and London's Millennium Dome as well as Major League Soccer teams and stakes in the NBA's Lakers and the NHL's Kings. Anschutz is described as a promoter of a family-values agenda through motion picture projects and a philanthropist who also sponsors the nationwide billboard campaign featuring celebrities and altruistic "Pass It On" slogan.
Cities that Anschutz has sought trademarks for his free paper include: Albuquerque; Atlanta; Austin, Texas; Baltimore; Birmingham, Ala.; Boston; Buffalo, N.Y.; Charlotte, N.C.; Chicago; Cincinnati; Cleveland; Columbus, Ohio; Dallas; Dayton, Ohio; Denver; Des Moines, Iowa; Detroit; Fresno; Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Fort Worth, Texas; Hartford, Conn.; Honolulu; Houston; Indianapolis; Jacksonville, Fla.; Kansas City, Mo.; Las Vegas; Long Island, N. Y.; Los Angeles; Louisville, Ky.; Memphis; Miami; Milwaukee; Nashville; New Orleans; New York; Oakland; Oklahoma City; Orange County; Orlando; Palm Beach, Fla.; Philadelphia; Phoenix; Pittsburgh; Portland, Ore.; Providence, R.I.; Rochester, N.Y.; Sacramento; St. Louis; St. Paul, Minn.; St. Petersburg, Fla.; Salt Lake City; San Antonio; San Diego; San Francisco; San Jose; Seattle; Tacoma, Wash.; Tampa, Fla.; Tucson; Tulsa, Okla.; and Washington.
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That's one rockin BB gun, dude!
Mr. Anshutz is also a big-time Republican and attended President Reagan's funeral service in California. Mrs. Anshutz was the only other woman besides Lady Thatcher to wear a big hat for the service.
It's really nice to see someone with such conservative values succeed.
Anshutz = Anschutz
YYYYEEESSSSS!!! Dallas-Fort Worth is a MUST we are a conservative area with NO conservative papers.... there are 3 gay papers in Dallas! but no conservative ones
Dallas,FW, Houston are all on the list... cross your fingers
New Maine House Bill Would Protect Fetuses Carrying the ‘Gay Gene’
By IPR, Feb 22, 2005, 19:02
AUGUSTA -– Rep. Brian Duprey (R-Hampden) has submitted a bill to the State Legislature to shield potentially homosexual fetuses from discrimination. LD 908, “An Act to Protect Homosexuals from Discrimination,” attempts to protect homosexuals from death because they might carry the gene that could lead to homosexuality. ...
My browser "favorites" is linked to my papers' sports section only, the remainder is liberal crap agenda.
Thanks.
Huh? Medical advances? Genetics?
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..."This bill as drafted would make it a crime to abort an unborn child if that child is determined to be carrying the “homosexual gene.” Duprey said that no such genetic marker has yet been discovered. But considering rapid advancements in genetic mapping research, he wants legislation in place should such a breakthrough occur. “If the homosexual gene is ever determined to exist,” he said, “I want to ensure that a woman could not abort an unborn child simply because that child is determined to be carrying this gene.”... -
I don't read them and I think they come out (ahem) once every couple of weeks or so
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