Entrepreneur James Douglas was a victim of his own success. He was the clever fellow who coined the abbreviation “OBX” for the Outer Banks in North Carolina. Inspired by European automobile stickers that identified country of origin, Douglas designed oval stickers that soon began appearing on vehicles traveling up and down the eastern corridor.
Marketed through [...]
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Ownership of ‘OBX’ oval
March 3rd, 2009 · Comments Off · 4th Circuit, Trademark Infringement
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Served with syrup, no doubt
June 22nd, 2007 · Comments Off · Norfolk, Trademark Infringement
A new suit in Norfolk federal court involves … pancakes.
Actually, it involves two companies that run pancake houses, one in the Outer Banks of North Carolina and the other in Williamsburg (where pancake houses are as common as tourists), and their names.
The Virginian-Pilot reports that the company that runs restaurants called “Stack’em High [...]
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