Yosemite National Park
How can anyone trademark the name of a national park?
It is still called Yosemite National Park, although the previous provider of hospitality services in the park claims they own this trademark. They also claim the names for historic sites like the Ahwahnee Hotel, Curry Valley, Yosemite Lodge, and Badger Pass Ski Area are their intellectual property; the park service will change those names if only temporarily until the litigation is resolved. It seems to be another example of corporate greed gone amok, along with failure to pay attention by a government agency.
Hope your week is going well! Thanks, as always, for stopping by and for all of your kind comments -- I appreciate them all.
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Yosemite National Park
How can anyone trademark the name of a national park?
It is still called Yosemite National Park, although the previous provider of hospitality services in the park claims they own this trademark. They also claim the names for historic sites like the Ahwahnee Hotel, Curry Valley, Yosemite Lodge, and Badger Pass Ski Area are their intellectual property; the park service will change those names if only temporarily until the litigation is resolved. It seems to be another example of corporate greed gone amok, along with failure to pay attention by a government agency.
Hope your week is going well! Thanks, as always, for stopping by and for all of your kind comments -- I appreciate them all.
© Melissa Post 2016
All rights reserved. Please respect my copyright and do not copy, modify or download this image to blogs or other websites without obtaining my explicit written permission.