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THAT'S A WRAPT: EATERY FOLDS AFTER NAME DISPUTE WITH RAPTORS

          Wraptors Restaurant in downtown Toronto "has shut down
     six months after opening, and it is blaming" the Raptors and
     the NBA "for its demise," according to Danny Gallagher of
     the Toronto GLOBE & MAIL.  The restaurant had recently been
     in negotiations with NBAP to settle a dispute over the
     restaurant's name and dinosaur logo, "both of which closely
     resemble" the Raptors' trademarks.  In a letter posted on
     the restaurant door, Wraptors said that it had been "forced
     to close down," and added, "We will pursue our battle with
     this billion-dollar entity in the courts."  NBA Canada
     Publicist Allison George said that the NBA wasn't aware the
     eatery closed, but added that "the two sides appeared close
     to a settlement of their dispute" (GLOBE & MAIL, 6/11).

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