美国国家公共电台 NPR 2 Towns Locked In Trademark Battle Over Pierogi Festival Name

 

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST:

Now a federal case over pierogi and who can lay claim to Pierogi Fest.

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UNIDENTIFIED MAN #1: It's a Polish dumpling. And they're filled with either different meats, cheeses. A lot of them have fruits. You have your dessert ones, which are blueberry, strawberry.

UNIDENTIFIED MAN #2: Which is the most popular one?

UNIDENTIFIED MAN #1: Potato cheddar - there's nothing better.

SHAPIRO: The Chicago suburb of Whiting, Ind., has been putting on a pierogi festival for 23 years.

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST:

And about 10 years ago, the Chamber¹ of Commerce decided² to put a legal claim on its annual pierogi party.

TOM DABERTIN: We own the trademark³ rights. And trademark rights are enforceable in all 50 states.

CORNISH: Tom Darrington is chairman of Pierogi Fest. Two years ago, the Pierogi Fest people sent a letter to Edwardsville, Pa., saying a pierogi festival there was infringing⁴ on their federal trademark.

SHAPIRO: Another letter was sent to Pennsylvania this year. Edwardsville stood its ground.

JACQUELINE MORAN: They are two simple words - pierogi, a food, and festival, an event.

SHAPIRO: Jacqueline Moran organizes the Pennsylvania pierogi festival.

MORAN: I really don't understand why they feel that we are a competition to them.

CORNISH: So the Edwardsville Pierogi Festival filed a lawsuit⁵ Monday against the Pierogi Fest in Whiting, Ind. Lawyer James Haggerty represents Edwardsville.

JAMES HAGGERTY: There is no consumer on planet Earth confusing these two pierogi festivals.

SHAPIRO: The only agreement between the two sides is that pierogi are delicious.

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1 chamber   

n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所

参考例句：

• For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
• The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 trademark   

n.商标；特征；vt.注册的…商标

参考例句：

• The trademark is registered on the book of the Patent Office.该商标已在专利局登记注册。
• The trademark of the pen was changed.这钢笔的商标改了。

4 infringing   

v.违反（规章等）( infringe的现在分词 )；侵犯（某人的权利）；侵害（某人的自由、权益等）

参考例句：

• The material can be copied without infringing copyright. 这份材料可以复制，不会侵犯版权。
• The media is accused of infringing on people's privacy. 人们指责媒体侵犯了大家的隐私。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 lawsuit   

n.诉讼，控诉

参考例句：

• They threatened him with a lawsuit.他们以诉讼威逼他。
• He was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。