Before the WWII the French was one of most accepted and used languages for diplomacy and international relationships, also this language was used to draft agreements and international conventions like the original Convention of the Union of Paris made on March 20, 1883 about trade-mark registration and industrial property protection, the word "deposée" has relationship with this agreement, BTW the countries members of the Union can use their languages, however there was a custom to use the French for international law application.- All the best Carlos --- Richard Knoppow <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> escribió: > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bob Shell <bob@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Oct 26, 2005 3:12 AM > To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [rollei_list] Re: another odd question RE; > Rolleicord > > > On Tuesday, October 25, 2005, at 07:40 PM, Richard > Knoppow wrote: > > > BTW, all of these cases are marked "Made in > Germany Depose". I assume > > Depose was the manufacturer of the cases. Does > anyone know anything > > about this? > > > > Depose is French for "registered", as in design or > trademark. > > Bob > > I thought as much but wasn't sure. I wonder why > French? > > > > -- > Richard Knoppow > dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Los Angeles, CA, USA > --- > Rollei List > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with 'subscribe' > in the subject field OR by logging into > www.freelists.org > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with > 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging > into www.freelists.org > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > ___________________________________________________________ 1GB gratis, Antivirus y Antispam Correo Yahoo!, el mejor correo web del mundo http://correo.yahoo.com.ar --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list