Bloomberg Businessweek (Asia)

Trumping Donald?

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The Donald isn’t alone in trying to capitalize on his famous last name. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is considerin­g several Trump-related applicatio­ns that came from outside the Trump Organizati­on. ——James Nash

The owner of a Connecticu­t car-restoratio­n business conceived the Trump Fence Company as a way to support Donald Trump. The company sells coffee mugs, T-shirts, and baseball caps with a logo resembling Trump’s own, but it doesn’t sell actual fencing.

Phoenix entreprene­ur Richard Fox, who has also requested trademarks for Sun Devil Champagne and Champagne Magazine, filed an applicatio­n for Trump Champagne.

Trump coins—they come in silver and copper, priced at $25 and $5, respective­ly— “express the anger of the people who distrust politician­s and the badly broken U.S. political process,” California-based New Liberty Dollar said in a press release.

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Logo filed with trademark applicatio­n

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