Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 18:28:18 10/19/99
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On October 19, 1999 at 18:59:22, KarinsDad wrote: >On October 19, 1999 at 18:42:30, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >[snip] >>> >>>Sure, but that's not the point. If a noun becomes a trademark and has the >>>copyright, no common usage of this word in any language gives the right to >>>create confusion and infringe an international trademark. >> >>I doubt "junior" has been awarded any trademark, although if it had, >>that only means the word 'junior' by itself, spelled a certain way, in >>a certain font, etc, would be protected... > >Hhmmmm. Can I create a soft drink called "Coke Slam" and not have Coca Cola come >after me? I mean, it's just the phrase "Coke". It refers to the slang term for >cocaine, not Coca Cola, honest. > We aren't getting anywhere. "coke" is not in the least comparable with the word "junior". As I said before, would you like me to list a few products with the word "junior" at the end of their name? Then you list a few products with the word "coke" in their names. Then we will be on the same channel. Because I can find a _bunch_ of them (a simple netsearch will flood you with possibilities) while you won't find any products with 'coke' in them in the same way... I have a "BBqr Junior" on my deck. My wife has a "George Foreman Junior cooking machine". IBM once _sold_ a "PC Junior" way before there was a junior chess program. (remember that computer?) Using junior has lots of precedence... >> >>> >>>For example, "Honda" is a common Spanish word. You can hit with a "Honda", you >>>can also give soups with "Honda", as the Spanish idiomatic expression says. But >>>if a Spanish maker sells an artifact with this name, I know of a Japanese maker >>>that will complain real loud. "Buy a Honda!". Imagine... >> >> >>I doubt they could complain unless you are talking "automobile" or "motorcycle" >>or outboard motor for a boat. They wouldn't think twice about such a word used >>with another well-known word, assuming such usage made perfect sense... >> > >I doubt Amir could complain unless you are talking "chess program". Hhmmmm. > >We would not be disagreeing with you if Deep Blue Junior was a spreadsheet. > >What is your take on the name Deep Junior? Doesn't that imply an infringement on >Deep Thought and Deep Blue? It doesn't bother me in the least. He was taking a poke at IBM, so let 'im have his fun. "deep" isn't a reasonable chess program name. Because we have a movie titled "The Deep", one titled "Deep Purple", a book titled "Deep Trouble" and so forth. I have absolutely no problem confusing "deep blue" and "deep blue junior" with "deep junior" although I would say "deep junior" is very close to IBM's name. However, no one in their right mind would confuse the two _programs_ so I don't see any problem at all.
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