Martha Stewart settles on 'Katonah' kerfuffle
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- November
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The great “Katonah” trademark battle of ‘07 appears to be coming to an end. As the AP reported, the compromise boils down to this: “Katonah furniture, OK; Katonah paint, no way.”
In other words, Stewart has said she’ll drop her applications to trademark products “such as hardware, paint, lighting and home textiles,” while the Katonah Village Improvement Society and other people fighting the domestic diva have said they’ll drop their challenge to certain other products—i.e. her furniture, mirrors, pillows, and chair cushions, a product like that is already on sale.
It’s worth pointing out that Stewart also already had a line of KB houses that uses the Katonah name, even if the buildings weren’t officially trademarked as “Katonah.” Still the joint statement from Stewart and the KVIS does clearly set a precedent for the future.
Bill Tisherman, formerly of the KVIS, told the AP, “Martha Stewart caved. That’s my opinion. She gave up a huge chunk of what she was looking for and that’s good for the future of this town.” No word yet on what this all means for the Martha Stewart Roast, which was just recently scheduled for Nov. 28 in Times Square. Perhaps instead of a roast, we can just now call it a toast? Ba dum bum.
“Settlement in Stewart Trademark Feud” [AP]
(AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
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