Lyft, the ride-sharing startup, along with other startups, was recently fined and issued a cease-and-desist order by the California Public Utilities Commission.

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Partner Hugh McFarland, a guitar repairman, designed a model that borrowed elements from classic basses--and drew a cease-and-desist order from Fender Musical Instruments for trademark infringement.

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The news, and accompanying cease-and-desist order, was a blow to billionaire power couple Lynda and Stewart Resnick, who own Pom and a couple of other small, but relatively well-known brands like Fiji Water and Teleflora.

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