John Maas, general counsel to Steamboat Ski & Resort Corp., has sent a cease-and-desist letter to political blog CapitolHillBlue.com for what it calls the illegal use of the term “champagne powder” in an article published in December.

View CapitolHillBlue.com’s article and a copy of the letter here.

And below is the company’s 2008 filing for the trademark, not yet completed, with the U.S. Patent and Trademark office.

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Re/Max International Inc. of Denver, one of the world’s largest residential real estate brokerage companies, has won some major decisions in a trademark infringement lawsuit it filed in a Texas federal court, the Denver Business Journal writes.