that guy does not own it, this guy does, francis ford coppola and makes movies like the godfather. he also owns restaurants like this one >> is there really sour taste in my mouth >> not because of the food but because of a lawsuit. francis ford coppola, a waiter just tells you what is available in the things people get confused by his restaurant style and the other restaurants name and wants the nevada restaurant to change its name >> i probably should never even gone to court >> he is not changing names but francis ford coppola does have a trademark on the term but the style of the restaurant is why he is suing >> it is not necessarily as a brand name >> neil smith is a trademark attorney although he has nothing to do with this case. mr. coble is people declined to comment. mr. smith says google the term >> you will see many other restaurants that appear to be using the term as the name of their restaurant and also destructively in their type of service >> get francis ford coppola is suing only one of them. >> california and nevada will team up to try to bring the 2022 winter oly

coppola. those cost like $70,000. (narrator) in january 1973, with box office earnings of over $81 million, "the godfather" became the biggest grossing film of all time. francis and george lucas and steven spielberg did become the dominant force in hollywood for a number of years. and still are the dominant force in hollywood within one way or another. it was a generation that had its finger on some very specific pulse. but i'd differentiate francis from lucas and spielberg who really were just kind of tapped into the american psyche. with spielberg, you see, it was a different thing. he comes from television. and we met in the early 70s. but he was a very different kind of person. when i turned 19, i made a movie in 35-millimeter called, "amblin." and that movie was seen by the then-head of t.v. at universal studios, sid sheinberg, who is now head of the studio. he saw the film, was impressed, asked me to come to his office. and he sort of bedazzled me by offering me this seven-year term contract and attempted to put

francis ford coppola. he makes movies like this one. the godfather, he also owns restaurants like this one. >> it is a sour taste in my mouth. >> not because of the food but because of a lawsuit. francis ford coppola service a style and his restaurant. no menu, a waiter just tells you what is available, he thinks people will be confused between his restaurant style and this name of this restaurant. he wants the restaurant to change its name. >> this never should have gone to court. >> francis ford coppola has a trademark on the term but as a restaurant style, that is why he is suing. >> it is not necessarily a brand name. i think that will come back to haunt him. >> this is a san fransisco trademark attorney although he does not have anything to do with this case. francis ford coppola declined to comment. is this a good case? >> you will see many other restaurants that appear to be using this term as a name for their restaurants and also destructively in their type of service. >> yet he is suing only one. >> i will make him an offer he

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francis ford coppola says cut. he is suing an italian kitchen over the word tavola. claiming the name infringes on his trademark used to market his own family-style restaurants. his best-known films include "the godfather". >> thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00 i'm larry he beal, you can keep track on twitter on abc 7 news bay area and talk bit on facebook.com/abc 7 news. >> the role the moon played in helping police find a potential murder weapon in the oikos university shooting. >> what could be done to stop sticker shock that hits health insurance customers in california. >> will the sunshine stick around throughout the weekend? or will rain dampen your easter plans? find out coming up. >> for days of searching along oakland shore line paid off for police. this morning they found the 45 caliber gun believed to have been use ntd oikos university shooting rampage. >> this seven lives were remember today in a tribute that could take place throughout the month. good evening, i'm dan ashley. there is live team coverage on both stories tonight. laura anthon ql

. ♪ >>> what this marin county restaurant did to become a target of director francis ford coppola?s did are using to treat appendicitis. >>> right now time for friday's perfect pefplt >> mike you have three friends. >> they are holly and molly and they are just so adorable so cute. tell us about holly and molly. >> holly and molly -- i was going to bring skillet but skillet got adopted before i left this is holly and molly, they are sisters they don't have to be adopted together. they are wonderful lap dogs three months old, terrier mixes love to play, wonderful personalities. i have a feeling we'll get a lot of calls because they are really cute. >> i'm sorry i was enjoying playing with them. they don't have to be together but would it be best. do they get along with other dogs? >> so far it looks like it is still good. they would love to go home together or separately would be fine. >> let's find them a home they are so adorable. thank you >> thanks for having us. >> thanks guys. >> for all of us here thanks for joining us. >> who wants to be a millionaire is next. [zcscwewreati7

. >>> what this marin county restaurant did to become a target of director francis ford coppola?mes did are using to treat appendicitis. >>> right now time for friday's perfect pefplt >> mike you have three friends. >> they are holly and molly and they are just so adorable so cute. tell us about holly and molly. >> holly and molly -- i was going to bring skillet but skillet got adopted before i left this is holly and molly, they are sisters they don't have to be adopted together. they are wonderful lap dogs three months old, terrier mixes love to play, wonderful personalities. i have a feeling we'll get a lot of calls because they are really cute. >> i'm sorry i was enjoying playing with them. they don't have to be together but would it be best. do they get along with other dogs? >> so far it looks like it is still good. they would love to go home together or separately would be fine. >> let's find them a home they are so adorable. thank you >> thanks for having us. >> thanks guys. >> for all of us here thanks for joining us. >> who wants to be a millionaire is next. have a great

is only summertime to la and i'm joined on the line my son jay very much who is an activist in the coppola campaign and also a survivor of the terrible disaster in one nine hundred eighty four so sanjay can you tell us a bit about what happened to you on the night of december third one nine hundred eighty four i was born in the right place before you want already. so your parents and but you know i asked my bro because i had no one but me and. all. she would. write that i write and write. how to write so she would write. irene ugly in my own eyes that you would play irene ari. that you can write. and it was two and one time his sister was nine his elder brother so mean he was only thirteen and these were the only people left alive in a family of. my family all ran away but i was told later two of them died in hospital. my mother and father were. the bodies of three sisters we had by one of. the other two are missing. they lost their parents. and three sisters and two brothers call in one night. my family members because of this fact. and his sister when students didn't. but it is a bold pr

movie director francis ford coppola is suing a restaurant in novato over its name.lives in the north bay says the restaurant called -- italian kitchin fringes on his trademark for the name atovola, referring it a style of service at his restaurant. the owners of the restaurant have tried to get their own trademark but so far haven't been able to do it juppe the battle goes on to keep the gold dust lounge open, despite a legal setback. and yesterday the city's his for, commission voted against giving a landmark designation for the bar in union square. however, a city supervisor plans to introduce a new proposal expect week that could possibly override that decision. the owner of the building wants to evict the bar so he can open up a clothing store in its place. >>> it's 7:38. we want to check in with sal, see what is happening on 280 this morning. >> we're looking at the santa clara valley and i'm happy to say we have a decent commute. look at 280 out of downtown looks good up to highway 17. no major problems there. northbound 17 traffic also looks pretty good comin

. >>> friends of coppola are suing a know vato restaurant over its name.estaurant, they say infringes on his name. the owners of the italian kitchen tried to get their own attract but haven't been able to do so. trademark. >>> google giving us a preview of what is being called project glass. it's terminator style glass that's allow you to put google's web services literally on your face. you walk around, google says the experimental glasses still are in the development stage but you can take photos with them, hold video chats, even display directions at the sounds of your voice. the google won't say when these glasses might be in stores near you. >> cool. i think that could be distracting while you walk though. >> i think so. >>> let's check in with traffic. >> we do have some slow traffic approaching the crash on westbound 80 at el portal, no injuries but slow nevertheless from highway 4. santa clara valley approach 237 is going to be slow approaching that exit. >>> mostly clear, cold this morning, lots of 30s, even a few 20s up toward mendocino and lake

the supreme court has a case right now called the coppola case for the question instead a foreign government violates international law and treatment of its own citizens and allegedly does so to help make it easier for a corporation to run a refinery at rebuild the minor sub thing, does that mean -- does that mean that the courts can directly interpret international law and applied them? the third feature is the supreme court's use of foreign law, which i think we try to address is in striking phenomenon, which is in several cases in the last two years the united supreme court has actually gone and looked at foreign law and international and said that our interpretation of the constitution is back some level guided by what the other countries in the world are doing, not because the international has its own force. that was the case of men began, but just because due process, things like search and seizure, equal protection should interpret thicker parts of our constitution to account what other countries do. that's a remarkable thing. the world trade organization, the last example being the

now, drew barrymore is following in the great, stomping footsteps of francis ford coppola, by makingnotes. it's won a gold medal. it will be on sale in new york very soon. how does it taste? i don't know. but my guess is, we will find out. >> and you have lively citrus notes, as well, lara spencer. >> very true. >> thank you. >> just saying. >> stop flirting with me. >>> our good friend, nancy grace, her debut novel, "11th victim" will come out soon on lifetime as a movie. we know who will be playing nancy. it's jennie garth. she will play atlanta assistant d.a., haley dean, based loosely on nancy's early career. and in the book and film, when dean's fiance is murdered, she gets the killer convicted. and he comes back to haunt her down. nancy is a producer on the movie. no word on who will be cast in the role of dan abrams. >> how about dan abrams? >> the man could play himself. he does every day. >> that's nice, lara. i like that. >>> a "top gun" sequel has taken flight. executives at paramount confirming to "the hollywood reporter" that the project -- oh, yeah. work it, deejay. tha