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Path: sserve!manuel!munnari.oz.au!spool.mu.edu!darwin.sura.net!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!scott.skidmore.edu!psinntp!psinntp!crynwr!nelson From: nelson@crynwr.com (Russell Nelson) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd Subject: Are you sure UNIX is a trade mark? Distribution: world Message-ID: <716004698snx@crynwr.com> References: <BRUNER.92Sep8172455@sp15.csrd.uiuc.edu> Date: Wed, 09 Sep 92 02:11:38 GMT Organization: Crynwr Software Lines: 18 In article <BRUNER.92Sep8172455@sp15.csrd.uiuc.edu> bruner@sp15.csrd.uiuc.edu writes: One cannot assert that a trademark has lost its protected status just because it is a widely-recognized name. "Kleenex" is almost certainly a more widely-recognized name than "UNIX", but it is still a registered trademark of Kimberly-Clark. Yes, but if you'll notice, it's always "Kleenex brand facial tissues", and "Band-Aid brand adhesive bandages" and "Scotch brand adhesive tape". Please perform the exercise of completing the following phrase: "Unix brand ..." I suspect that most people who know that Unix is spelled Unix complete it as "Unix brand Unix", which means that Unix is not a trademark. IANAL. -russ <nelson@crynwr.com> I'm proud to be a humble Quaker! Crynwr Software Crynwr Software sells packet driver support. 11 Grant St. 315-268-1925 Voice Potsdam, NY 13676 315-268-9201 FAX