In Montana, a Popular Expression Is Taken Off the Endangered List (NY Times)

From The New York Times:

By JIM ROBBINS
Published: August 17, 2008

“The Last Best Place,” a phrase long used by Montanans to describe their state, will soon be protected forever, a U.S. senator says, and anyone will be able to use it without fear of trademark law.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/18/us/18trademark.html?_r=1&ref=us&oref=slogin