January 29, 2008 – “The United States Patent and Trademark Office officially registered the slogan ‘Icebox of the Nation’ with International Falls on [this date], Registration Number 3375139.”
“International Falls long promoted itself as the 'Icebox of the Nation,' however the trademark for the slogan has been challenged on several occasions by the small town of Fraser, Colorado. Officials from Fraser claimed usage since 1956, International Falls since 1948. The two towns came to an agreement in 1986, when International Falls paid Fraser $2,000 to relinquish its 'official' claim.
However, in 1996, International Falls inadvertently failed to renew its federal trademark, although it had kept its state trademark up to date. Fraser then filed to gain the federal trademark. International Falls submitted photographic proof that its 1955 Pee Wee hockey team traveled to Boston, Massachusetts with the slogan. After several years of legal battles, the United States Patent and Trademark Office officially registered the slogan with International Falls on January 29, 2008, Registration Number 3375139.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Falls,_Minnesota
http://www.darrenbarefoot.com/archives/2009/05/today-i-took-a-taxi-across-the-border.html
“International Falls long promoted itself as the 'Icebox of the Nation,' however the trademark for the slogan has been challenged on several occasions by the small town of Fraser, Colorado. Officials from Fraser claimed usage since 1956, International Falls since 1948. The two towns came to an agreement in 1986, when International Falls paid Fraser $2,000 to relinquish its 'official' claim.
However, in 1996, International Falls inadvertently failed to renew its federal trademark, although it had kept its state trademark up to date. Fraser then filed to gain the federal trademark. International Falls submitted photographic proof that its 1955 Pee Wee hockey team traveled to Boston, Massachusetts with the slogan. After several years of legal battles, the United States Patent and Trademark Office officially registered the slogan with International Falls on January 29, 2008, Registration Number 3375139.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Falls,_Minnesota
http://www.darrenbarefoot.com/archives/2009/05/today-i-took-a-taxi-across-the-border.html
Sign at International Falls, Minn., Airport
http://mycastwx.com/2011/09/15/coldest-ever-in-september-for-nations-icebox/
http://mycastwx.com/2011/09/15/coldest-ever-in-september-for-nations-icebox/
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