▁Mark ▁D onn elly ▁is ▁currently ▁a ▁screen writer ▁living ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁N ah in ▁produces ▁films ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁is ▁currently ▁run ▁by ▁Kevin ▁Den berg , ▁whose ▁grand father ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁partners hip ▁with ▁Steve ▁and ▁Gary ▁Rog ers ▁to ▁open ▁a ▁Ch ipp end ales ▁club ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁Kevin ▁Den berg ▁bought ▁Ch ipp end ales ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁with ▁several ▁other ▁invest ors , ▁and ▁immediately ▁set ▁about ▁dist ancing ▁the ▁company ▁from ▁its ▁somewhat ▁ris qué ▁past . ▁ ▁Leg al ▁affairs ▁The ▁company ▁continues ▁to ▁battle ▁similar ▁male ▁rev ues ▁in ▁the ▁courts . ▁ ▁Ch ipp end ales ▁successfully ▁registered ▁its ▁" C uff s ▁and ▁Col lar " ▁uniform ▁as ▁a ▁tra dem ark ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ., ▁following ▁an ▁agreement ▁between ▁Hugh ▁He f ner ▁and ▁N ah in , ▁bro ker ed ▁by ▁Str at ton ▁som etime ▁around ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁ ▁However , ▁because ▁this ▁registration ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁" ac quired ▁distinct iveness ", ▁Ch ipp end ales ▁file d ▁a ▁subsequent ▁application ▁for ▁the ▁same ▁mark ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁mark ▁recognized ▁as ▁being ▁inher ently ▁distinct ive . ▁ ▁The ▁Tra dem ark ▁Tri al ▁and ▁App e al ▁Board ▁aff ir med ▁the ▁decision ▁of ▁the ▁exam iner ▁that ▁the ▁mark ▁was ▁not ▁inher ently ▁distinct ive