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Nabisco Pressures J.P. Licks to Stop Using Word 'Oreo'

The company that owns Oreo has demanded that J.P. Licks stop using the trademarked term.

Nabisco has sent a letter to J.P. Licks owner Vincent Petryk asking that the local ice cream company stop using the word "Oreo" in Oreo Cookie Dough ice cream and frozen yogurt, according to the Boston Globe.

The Jamaica Plain-based company will either have to stop using the word or pay Mondelez International, which owns the cookie brand.

Read more at bostonglobe.com.


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