A2: Food

Writing on her Al Dente Canoodler blog, Monique Deschaine – owner of Al Dente Pasta – describes the confusion over her brand and the Pasta Al Dente brand promoted by the food giant ConAgra: “ConAgra has been heavily promoting a line of frozen pasta entrees called Pasta Al Dente. No, it is not a figment of your imagination – you do see the little circle R by the name Al Dente on every bag of our pasta. Yes, that does mean that we have the registered trademark for the name Al Dente for Pasta. … This is when you say to me, ‘That’s your name. That’s not fair. They can’t do that.’ The only thing I can say is, ‘I wish it was that simple.’ And, imagine how we feel!” [Source]