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From: Florian Weimer <fw@deneb.enyo.de>
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Subject: Re: GPS - A new kind of IDE?
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john.mccabe@emrad.ns.com (John McCabe) writes:

> I also agree with someone else who suggested the possible confusion
> between GPS and GPS.

In Germany, there is also also "Burda gps", a registrated trademark
covering computer programs, a pending registration of "A-GPS"
(probably a computer program, too), a registred trademark "GPS"
(covering "creation of computer programs"), "GPS SoftwareAtlas"
(similar), "GPS" (for "programming services", "GPS" means
"Gesellschaft f�r Gesch�ftsproze�-Software").  These are all
registrations related to computer programs, so you better shouldn't
call the GNAT Programming System "GPS" on a web page.

I'd be surprised if the trademark situation would be different in the
United States.