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<DIV><FONT size=2>Not all religious disputes are without
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<DIV>From <EM>The Spokesman Review</EM>, 10-18-10, Page A3<BR></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=abody><B>IHOP sues church over trademark</B></SPAN><SPAN
class=abody><B> <BR><BR>LOS ANGELES</B></SPAN><SPAN class=abody> – IHOP has
served up a federal lawsuit against a church, alleging International</SPAN><SPAN
class=abody> House of Prayer is violating its trademark.<BR><BR>The suit asks
International House of Prayer to stop using “IHOP” and similar phrases, and
seeks to have the court give the Web address <A
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href="http://ihop.org/">ihop.org</A> to the restaurant chain.<BR><BR>Officials
at the church, based in Kansas City, Mo., declined to comment. In a statement,
church officials said they were aware of the lawsuit and were reviewing the
claims.<BR><BR>“It is certainly not our intent to harm International House of
Prayer,” said International House of Pancakes spokesman Patrick Lenow. “We do
think there is confusion out there. A simple Google search supports
that.”<BR><BR>In addition to protecting the trademark, Lenow said the company
does not want to leave its customers with the impression that it supports a
particular church or faith.<BR><BR>“We support freedom of religion, and we
wouldn’t want improper use of our name to support one faith over the others,” he
said.<BR></SPAN></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>