"Yosemite’s Names Dispute Likely Headed For Mediation"

"WASHINGTON -- A high-profile clash over the trademarking of Yosemite National Park names appears headed for a mediated settlement.

The potential mediation, revealed in a new court filing, would enable the National Park Service and Yosemite’s former and current concessionaires to resolve their intellectual property differences more amicably and probably more quickly than in the raw legal arena.

'Counsel for the parties have had preliminary discussions regarding a nonbinding mediation that, if successful, would dispose of all of the issues in this case,' attorneys wrote in a joint filing Wednesday, adding that all sides “have each agreed to the concept of such a mediation.”"

Michael Doyle reports for McClatchy July 7, 2016.