Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brl-tgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!hplabs!hao!seismo!brl-tgr!tgr!lmc@denelcor.uucp From: lmc@denelcor.uucp Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: Re: UNIX trademark Message-ID: <6488@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Sat, 8-Dec-84 06:02:57 EST Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.6488 Posted: Sat Dec 8 06:02:57 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 10-Dec-84 02:42:09 EST Sender: news@brl-tgr.ARPA Organization: Ballistic Research Lab Lines: 13 > You can establish a common law trademark (marked with TM) by simply using a > distinctive mark on your product, and defend it by demonstrating your prior > use of the mark in a geographic and/or product area. You generally are not > viewed as infringing a trademark in there is no possibility of confusion > with another use (e.g. you could likely market you own Unix brand ice cream > since it's so remote from phones and computers). There was an amusing instance of this here in Denver a while back, wherein the Denver Broncos were marketing Orange Crush t-shirts and such. Orange Crush (Coca-Cola?) lost the battle, not being in the novelty business. -- Lyle McElhaney (hao,brl-bmd,nbires,csu-cs,scgvaxd)!denelcor!lmc