Copying Starbucks
[.:: chuggnutt ::. | These are not the droids you're looking for.] Boing Boing reports than an Astoria, Oregon woman has been ruled to be in violation of Starbucks trademark, when she opened a coffee shop named after herself: Sambucks.
Some related posts from Technorati and Google.
Needcoffee.com: I have no idea what this swimming regulation sign is trying to say, and I probably don't want to know. Best. Engrish. Ever. Found via Boing Boing. Starbucks acts the asshole. Very depressing. I like their coffee. Found via Boing Boing . Everybody wants one of these for Xmas. Give one to Din at your peril. Found via Dave Barry. (via Cosmos)
[Vancouvercoffee.ca] July 2005 - Vancouver Coffee: Well, if you go look at this blog you will see that the mayor is both applauded and bashed for his actions. Although it was great for him to take a stand, I also believe that the city of Vancouver, WA is quite intertwined with Portland and no mug smashing will stop that.
[Blogs.law.harvard.edu] Rowland Institute Library Blog: News Aggregator: A woman named Sam Buck opened a coffee shop in Astoria, Oregon in 2000, two years before a Starbucks opened down the road. She named her shop Sam Buck's, .
[Langemark.com] news aggregator | Langemarks Cafe: A woman named Sam Buck opened a coffee shop in Astoria, Oregon in 2000, .Link to Tacchi's blog, Link to quoted Reuters article.
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Posted at December 3, 2005 09:16 PM
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