I was flipping through my Sirius dial and heard Hugh Heffner talking about the start of Playboy mangazine. Apparently, the original name was to be Stag Party. Just before publication, he got a cease and desist letter from the attorney that represented Stag Magazine. Because of the letter, Hef changed the name of his magazine […]
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Sometimes getting a cease and desist letter is the best thing to get
Posted by tmbc in June 8th, 2007
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Zol is slang Marijuana Cigarette
Posted by alvin in January 17th, 2007
[Slang list here] But it’s also the web address for Zionline, a website for Christians. It’s also the name for Zimbabwe Online.
What’s the trademark lesson here? Actually, I didn’t know that zol is slang for marijuana cigarettes until I read Cherryflava’s post. But the lesson is, when you’re coming up with the a brand name, […]
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