In Montana, a Popular Expression Is Taken Off the Endangered List . "The Last Best Place"
| August 18, 2008 |  View for printing |
“The Last Best Place,” a phrase long used and cherished by Montanans to describe their sprawling, scenic state, will soon be protected forever, a United States senator says, and anyone will be able to use it without fear of running afoul of trademark law.
Senate and House committees have approved language in a Department of Commerce appropriations bill that forbids the department from registering or enforcing a trademark of the phrase.
The language came after a businessman from Las Vegas with a luxury guest ranch in Montana sought exclusive right to the phrase for a wide range of businesses and products.
By JIM ROBBINS
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