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Article: Zippo gets block on knockoffs
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- Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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- July 19, 2007
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Zippo Manufacturing Co., a maker of lighters for 75 years, won an
order to block U.S. imports of knockoffs from China that copy its
trademarked flip-top design. The U.S. International Trade Commission
on Wednesday ordered customs officials to block entry of the copycat
lighters. The order is subject to review by the president, who has
60 days and can overturn the decision only on public policy grounds.
Zippo has been making lighters in Bradford since 1932. The
trademark, issued in 2002, is for a design that's been in use since
1942, according to information on the U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office's Web site.
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