Pink preying mantis disguises itself as a flower: http://boingboing.net/2013/12/10/pink-preying-mantis-disguises.html …
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War veteran forced to change bike shop’s name after threat from U.S bike giant Specialized http://wp.me/p1IkT4-iZS Update: Specialized has apologized (thanks Max).
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Specialized eventually realized the stupidity of their IP lawyers and apologized to the bike shop owner. Bike Snob NYC has been commenting on it appropriately.
http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2013/12/bsnyc-friday-no-quiz-so-deal-with-it.html
Sadly, they’re still harassing other small businesses with overbroad interpretations of their trademarks.