{"id":22178,"date":"2014-10-08T13:31:25","date_gmt":"2014-10-08T17:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net\/?p=22178"},"modified":"2014-10-08T13:31:25","modified_gmt":"2014-10-08T17:31:25","slug":"chobanis-back-in-the-lawsuit-news-over-one-word-how","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net\/?p=22178","title":{"rendered":"Chobani&#8217;s back in the lawsuit news, over one word. &#8220;How.&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chobani (which, by the way, is my favorite fruited yoghurt) seems to have a penchant for colorful lawsuits.<\/p>\n<p>First, <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/p13yRc-4yk\">Chobani&#8217;s founder and his divorce<\/a>. And <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/p13yRc-52P\">here, too.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And now, &#8220;how.&#8221; An argument over whether a company can trademark a word: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/10\/06\/business\/chobani-and-dov-seidman-wrestle-over-use-of-how-trademark.html\">Chobani and Dov Seidman Wrestle Over Use of \u2018How\u2019 Trademark &#8211; NYTimes.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I dunno. I&#8217;m still going to eat Chobani. How? With a spoon. Why would you even ask?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chobani (which, by the way, is my favorite fruited yoghurt) seems to have a penchant for colorful lawsuits. First, Chobani&#8217;s founder and his divorce. And here, too. 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