Author: James B. Shearer
Date: 12:52:46 10/20/99
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On October 19, 1999 at 20:14:57, KarinsDad wrote:
>On October 19, 1999 at 19:10:36, James B. Shearer wrote:
>
>[snip]
>>
>> This has nothing to do with copyright. It is a trademark question.
>>For what it's worth I don't believe that under US law "Deep Blue Junior" would
>>infringe on any trademark rights Ban may have on the word "Junior". Was Junior
>>even for sale when "Deep Blue Junior" was coined?
>> James B. Shearer
>
>You are correct. I am terrible at legalisms (libel vs. slander, copyright vs.
>trademark, etc.). That's probably why my sister became a DA, in order to one up
>me on legalisms. ;)
>
>Well, both Junior and Deep Blue Jr. have been around for quite a while. Junior
>won the microcomputer championship in 1997. Deep Blue Jr. started touring in
>1996 I think, but I cannot find any references to it before 1997.
>
>So, I guess someone who knows the history of these two programs better than I
>should speak up.
You can't register a trademark in the US unless it is used in
interstate commerce. When was Junior first sold in the US?
James B. Shearer
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