A turf war over surf wear between a California community and a shop owner in another city has been resolved, a lawyer involved in the trademark dispute said.

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Richard Sybert, who represents the tourism bureau in Huntington Beach, Calif., said a settlement with Flotsam of California Inc. in Santa Cruz over the "Surf City" designation will halt sales of T-shirts reading: "Surf City, Santa Cruz California, U.S.A." at the store, the Los Angeles Times reported Monday.

"My client is pleased at the resolution," he said. "The shirts will be changed and the challenge to my client's trademark dismissed."

Theodore Townsend Herhold, an attorney for Flotsam, confirmed the matter had been resolved.

"T-shirts will be on sale again, and we'll let everybody draw their own conclusions from that," he said. "Once the T-shirts are out, it will become evident."

Huntington Beach registered the "Surf City U.S.A." label in May 2006, triggering the trademark tug of war.