Trump may have competition in Illinois
By Del Jones, USA TODAY
Donald Trump's attempt to trademark the phrase, "You're fired!" may falter in Glenview, Ill. A woman there who named her ceramics studio You're Fired! in 1997 says she will fight the billionaire.
Susan Brenner, 54, filed for the trademark in 1998, but the filing is listed as "dead" by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, possibly because she did not pay renewal fees. But she plans to claim common-law rights to its use. Her lawyer mailed a letter Tuesday warning Trump not to license "You're fired!" merchandise in the area reached by Brenner's mailing list of 5,000 clients, which extends into Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin.
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