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Angelina Jolie's Shiloh fight
May 11, 2007, 7:00 GMT
Actress and activist Angelina Jolie EPA/SHAWN THEW
Angelina Jolie is fighting to save daughter Shiloh's name from being misused.
Jewellery-design and fragrance company, Hors Lá Monde Corp., is naming its latest perfume Shiloh but the Hollywood star has contacted the US Patent and Trademark Office to oppose the plans.
New York trademark attorney Thomas M. Wilentz said: "The notice of opposition alleges that you will be damaged by the pending trademark.
"Angelina must feel that people applying for 'Shiloh' need to get her consent."
Hors Lá Monde owner, 31-year-old Symine Salimpour, applied to trademark 'Shiloh' last June.
Since then, Jolie's New York lawyer has received two 90-day extensions to prepare a case opposing Hors Lá Monde's use of the name.
A source told Life and Style Weekly magazine: "The name is completely unrelated. Symine is a citizen of both France and Israel, but she identifies strongly with her Israeli roots — it's a spiritual thing for her. Shiloh is a Hebrew name that means 'his gift'.
"The fragrance has been in development in France for the last two years and has a woody smell with a hint of patchouli flower."
Representatives for both Jolie and Salimpour refused to comment.
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