atw: Re: BlackBerry devices? and brand names [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

>>
I'm not sure why you see this as unreasonable power. The
company has trademarked the name and own it. To me, the
problem with this comes in when ludicrous trademarks are
granted for generic words that people should have a right
to use generically (like Windows). But a product brand name
like Frigidaire or BlackBerry is an asset of a company and
I don't think it's unreasonable for them to try to protect it.

-- Janice
<<

Since when is Blackberry not a generic word?
Today, I bought a jar of Blackberry Jam.

Maybe if the label was written BlackBerry it would send emails, or maybe I
could email a sandwich or ...
Would it then look out the Windows, chat to the Apple using Word and have a
Mouse attached?

BTW, what is the generic word for Velcro?

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