Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site fortune.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!genrad!mit-eddi!mit-vax!eagle!harpo!seismo!hao!hplabs!hpda!fortune!norskog From: norskog@fortune.UUCP Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: Re: xxx is a trademark of yyy - (nf) Message-ID: <1196@fortune.UUCP> Date: Sat, 25-Jun-83 19:06:06 EDT Article-I.D.: fortune.1196 Posted: Sat Jun 25 19:06:06 1983 Date-Received: Sun, 26-Jun-83 22:27:29 EDT Sender: notes@fortune.UUCP Organization: Fortune Systems, San Carlos, CA Lines: 26 #R:watmath:-542300:fortune:11600023:000:632 fortune!norskog Jun 24 20:29:00 1983 No, it does not have to do being an adjective or a noun, it has to do with the accepted meaning of the word. The less meaningful a word is, the more defendable it will be as a trade mark. Thus, UNIX, meaning nothing, is very defendable. On the other hand, Coke, XEROX, Kleenex, etc. have come to mean very specific things, and the owners and defenders of these trademarks do not sleep easily at night. My source is the wonderful book, "Legal Protection for Your software" by Daniel Remer. Lance Norskog Fortune Systems megatest!fortune!norskog hpda!fortune!norskog harpo!... sri-unix!... amd70!...