Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site dciem.UUCP Path: utzoo!dciem!ntt From: ntt@dciem.UUCP (Mark Brader) Newsgroups: net.legal Subject: UNIX is a Footnote of Bell Labs Message-ID: <780@dciem.UUCP> Date: Tue, 13-Mar-84 12:21:16 EST Article-I.D.: dciem.780 Posted: Tue Mar 13 12:21:16 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 13-Mar-84 14:02:00 EST References: <833@elsie.UUCP> Organization: NTT Systems Inc., Toronto, Canada Lines: 11 Footnote seen in net.unix-wizards: The "unix" in "net.unix-wizards" is a down-cased variant of "UNIX" (please note: all UPPER CASE), which is a Bell Labs trademark. Question: Is case significant in trademarks? If so, did Bell Labs do the obvious thing of trademarking* Unix (and unix (and ...?)) as well? *Actually, UNIX is a trade/service mark these days, isn't it? Mark Brader