Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site denelcor.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!hplabs!hao!denelcor!lmc From: lmc@denelcor.UUCP (Lyle McElhaney) Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: Re: UNIX trademark Message-ID: <612@denelcor.UUCP> Date: Thu, 6-Dec-84 09:21:04 EST Article-I.D.: denelcor.612 Posted: Thu Dec 6 09:21:04 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 9-Dec-84 03:34:24 EST References: <6012@brl-tgr.ARPA> <426@elecvax.OZ> <1529@sdcrdcf.UUCP> Organization: Denelcor, Aurora, Colorado 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