Prime Minister Tony Blair unveiled the statue in July 1999, but the sculpture omitted the former Labour leader's most famous trademark - his pipe - at the request of his wife, Lady Wilson.

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The world's most famous boy reporter with a trademark quiff set foot in India only twice.

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Every once in a while, some Trademark owner or the other loses rights because it becomes so famous that people starting calling the article by the trademarked name.

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Guccio and his descendants became world famous for the bamboo-handled handbag sported by the likes of Jackie Onassis and the trademark loafers worn by Frank Sinatra's set.

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