Sujet : Re: There he goes again
De : candycanearter07 (at) *nospam* candycanearter07.nomail.afraid (candycanearter07)
Groupes : comp.os.linux.miscDate : 15. Jul 2024, 18:30:04
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Lawrence D'Oliveiro <
ldo@nz.invalid> wrote at 01:21 this Monday (GMT):
On 14 Jul 2024 20:22:42 GMT, rbowman wrote:
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On Sun, 14 Jul 2024 16:20:07 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07 wrote:
Yeah, isn't there a legal thing where like if a name becomes part of
common vocabulary, then you lose the trademark?
Very seldom happens if you keep defending the trademark.
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You have to keep insisting that people stop using the trademark as a
generic term. Sometimes it’s an unwinnable campaign.
I'm pretty sure Google and Photoshop are close to generic terms at this
point.
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