On 02/12/2018 11:24 PM, Dave Fisher wrote: > (1) PODLINGNAMESEARCH may not be needed.
Sometime in 1995/1996 time frame, "Seattle Storm Woman's Basketball" was granted a registered trademark. In 1996, The Seattle Storm Woman's Basketball team had a losing season. In 1997, The Seattle Storm Woman's Basketball team had a losing season. In 1998, The Seattle Storm Woman's Basketball team had a losing season. In 1999, The Seattle Storm Woman's Basketball team had a losing season. Nonetheless, in 1999, the NFL announced the formation of the Seattle Storm Woman's Basketball team. Adding insult to injury, the NFL also obtained a registered trademark for the phrase "Seattle Storm Woman's Basketball". Two registered trademarks of the same phrase, to be used by teams that played the same sport, in the same city, during the same calender year, and of the same gender. The justice system in the United States depends upon who has the most money, so The Seattle Storm Woman's Basketball team lost their court case against the NFL. Situations like that are why PODLINGNAMESEARCH always needs to be done, preferably by at least two different groups. jonathon --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
