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Intellectual Property

Nov. 14, 2006

Rival Attorneys Get Stoked for 'Surf City' IP Battle

SAN FRANCISCO - What began as a lively debate between two beach towns claiming bragging rights to the title Surf City USA has escalated into a full-scale legal battle, with the first skirmish over home-surf advantage.

By Laura Ernde
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      SAN FRANCISCO - What began as a lively debate between two beach towns claiming bragging rights to the title Surf City USA has escalated into a full-scale legal battle, with the first skirmish over home-surf advantage.
      The Huntington Beach Conference and Visitors Bureau, which trademarked the term two years ago, hired intellectual pro...

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