From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 109fba,df854b5838c3e14 X-Google-Attributes: gid109fba,public X-Google-Thread: 1014db,df854b5838c3e14 X-Google-Attributes: gid1014db,public X-Google-Thread: 10db24,fec75f150a0d78f5 X-Google-Attributes: gid10db24,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,df854b5838c3e14 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: Danette & Murray Root Subject: Re: ANSI C and POSIX (was Re: C/C++ knocks the crap out of Ada) Date: 1996/04/09 Message-ID: <316B2992.556E@atl.mindspring.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 146658225 references: <828903918snz@genesis.demon.co.uk> <4kb1l1$ajm@solutions.solon.com> <4keoed$bur@mordred.gatech.edu> content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii organization: MindSpring Enterprises, Inc. mime-version: 1.0 newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.c,comp.lang.c++,comp.edu x-mailer: Mozilla 2.01Gold (Win95; I) Date: 1996-04-09T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: Dan Pop wrote: > ----[snip]---- > > A couple of questions: > > 1. What if I start a company named "Foobar" manufacturing a computer > named "Apple"? Am I going to have troubles or not? Yes. Apple HAS trademarked 'Apple' as a computer name brand. They could (and probably would) sue your pants off. > 2. What if I start a company named "Wednesday Computer" manufacturing > a computer named "Wednesday"? Am I going to be protected by the > US trademark law or not? You would be safe IF and ONLY IF no person, corporation, or company has trademarked 'Wednesday' as a brand name for a computer company or computing equipment. It's trademark for a movie character, action figure, toy, etc. would NOT apply. And a trademark is only valid if it is USED (reserving a trademark has a very short legal duration) in the context under question. [Note: I am not a lawyer. This information does NOT constitute legal advice. For legal advice consult a shyster - ahem - lawyer.]