date:Nov 28, 2012
and no one company can monopolize the phrase.
Both Rubin and the trademark office noted the ruling has an obvious precedent. The maker of Sam Adams beer, Boston Beer Co., tried to trademark a similar slogan, The Best Beer in America. But the trademark office turned down the request, and an appellate court upheld the decision in 1999. The Boston brewer has continued to use the phrase anyway, but without trademark protection.
Many other companies claim to have the nations best joe. Dunkin noted