MIAMI (AFP) - Florida has trademarked the phrase "The Gateway to the Americas" as part of its campaign to have Miami become the headquarters of a planned Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA.) The state, together with an group promoting the bid to host the future secretariat, have also registered "The Gateway of the Americas" as a trademark. "Our state is in fact both the gateway of and to the Americas, long recognized by multinational companies as the center for global commerce," said Jorge Arrizurieta, who heads Florida FTAA, which is seeking to have the body's secretariat located in...
