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

Bob.Trussler@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

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.
<<

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 ...



You jest, but it only has to be unique in the computer
industry. Which is why, for example, that Apple Records
was able to win a settlement against Apple Computer in
1991 when Apple computers started to be able to play music
> Would it then look out the Windows, chat to the Apple using Word and have a 
> Mouse attached?

The problem with the Windows trademark is that "windows"
is a term used in computing. (This is why MS Word, for
example, is not and cannot be trademarked.)



BTW, what is the generic word for Velcro?



Fabric hook-and-loop fastener :->

-- Janice

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