[Fred]

Notice to Cease and Desist

September 16, 2010

Sharon Angle 1280 E. Plumb Lane, Suite C Reno, NV 89502

Fox News 1211 Avenue of the Americas New York NY 10036

CNN One CNN Center Atlanta, Georgia 30303 September 20, 2010

To Whom It May Concern:

It has come to my attention that you have made numerous unauthorized references of the term “Tea Party Candidate” in association with your campaign. You are hereby put on notice to cease and desist from using the phrase “Tea Party Candidate” in association with your campaign, campaign material and media advertisement surrounding your campaign.

I am in the process of securing the rights and have applied for the trademark usage of the term “Tea Party Candidate” to be used in association with my campaign for United State Senate at the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO°).

I demand that you immediately cease the use and distribution of the term “Tea Party Candidate” in all of your campaign material and media advertisement and that you further desist from this or any other infringement of my rights as the only authorized “Tea Party Candidate of Nevada”.

We would like to resolve this matter amicably as soon as possible. Therefore within one week to the date of this letter, please confirm your willingness to comply with the demands contained herein and please confirm within one week of the date of this letter references to Tea Party Candidate will be removed in association with your campaign.

Please do not force us to take further legal action in this matter.

Scott Ashjian Tea Party of Nevada

[mnehring]

Isn’t Ashjian the guy that folks suspect Reid pimped to create a fake tea party group to try to split the vote?

[TheDailyChange]

This is great, HA...HA....HA

Go Sharon, Go TEA PARTY!

Take OUR COUNTRY BACK!

[Gene Eric]

Which one:

“Tea Party Candidate”

“Tea Party Candidate of Nevada”

What about “Tea Party Senatorial Candidate” or “Nevada’s Tea Party Candidate”. Trademarks are national, so what about all the other “Tea Party” candidates?

Fail.

[doesnt suffer fools gladly]

I don’t understand. Doesn’t any Tea Party group want Sharron Angle to win?

[Lauren BaRecall]

Didn’t Donald Trump try to trademark the words, “You’re fired,” a few years ago? What this Scott Ashjian person is doing strikes me as being the same thing.

[bigbob]

yeah, don’t force him to take legal action, after all Tea Party members believe in personal responsibility and limited government. n What will he do, hire a Democrat trial lawyer and sue?

[LADY J]

Is Scott Ashcan taking over the Tea Party?? Maybe THEY have something to say about this.. and hope that they make it LOUD & CLEAR with billboards.

Who died & left him Boss anyway??

[I see my hands]

I wish the shysters I have sending off demand letters for me could write so well. I get a draft and it needs change of content and style to the degree that it ends up being my composition going out on their letterhead. Now.. I get bucks!

[freespirited]

Sounds to me like this cement contractor is his own lawyer.

I dont think he will have much luck with the trademark office trying to claim that the words “tea party candidate” are so uniquely associated with him that he deserves a trademark.

[piytar]

"Applied"? LOL. I could "apply" for "IBM" for "computer systems" if I wanted to waste the money. "Applied" doesn't mean squat. Lots of people have "applied" for "TEA Party" marks related to the TEA Party movement. See USPTO Search. None have been registered.

What a crock.

[piytar]

"Applied"? LOL. I could "apply" for "IBM" for "computer systems" if I wanted to waste the money. "Applied" doesn't mean squat. Lots of people have "applied" for "TEA Party" marks related to the TEA Party movement. See USPTO Search. None have been registered.

What a crock.

[spokeshave]

NUTS

[no dems]

Does anyone think he will take enough votes away from Sharron Angle to throw the election to Harry?

[Allthegoodusernamesaregone]

Scott Ashjian? And I thought it was Eric Odom ....oh, well, just another opportunist!!!

[mad_as_he$$]

Well there Scotty do you really want me to go to the press with what I have about you business dealings? Shut up and go away or you will be ruined forever. I have held back because I respect your dad and you have kids. STOP now.

[JSDude1]

No one owns the Tea Party Mr. Ashjian, you’re only going to lose (what support you have).

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Fred. Okay, I'll admit it, a little jealous of Nevada. ;')

Scott Ashjian, today sent a cease and desist letter to Sharron Angle (with her first name spelled wrong) and also to CNN and FOX to get the GOP nominee to stop calling herself a Tea Party candidate. He actually claims -- wait for it -- that he is trademarking the name for his campaign.