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From: troeger@ttidca.TTI.COM (Jeff Troeger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,misc.legal
Subject: Re: Is ARC a valid trademark?
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Date: 23 Sep 88 17:31:01 GMT
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In article <10117@eddie.MIT.EDU> ooblick@eddie.MIT.EDU (Mikki Barry) writes:

>If DATAPOINT has indeed been using this as a trademark since the 70's,
>I wonder why it hasn't bothered to register their trademark.  This leads
>me to believe that there have been challenges to their exclusive use of the
>letters, disallowing them to register it with the trademark office.

>If ARC has been in common use, I find it hard to believe they can have
>an exclusive right to use those letters in the same context.

>Mikki Barry

In regards to Mikki's question regarding DATAPOINT Coporations trademark,
After further investigation, The following are registered in the 
U.S. Patent and Trademark office:

	"ARC", "Attached Resource Computer", "ARCNET".

Is it possible for two companies to hold trademarks on the same name if 
the product is markedly different?


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