Cafe Hon owner Denise Whiting drops her right to the 'Hon' trademark

After almost a year of simmering controversy, Cafe Hon owner Denise Whiting said Monday that she will relinquish her "Hon" trademark. "I'll take it off the register," she said. "It was never mine to have in the first place."

By Richard Gorelick, The Baltimore Sun

November 7, 2011