On 2015-09-21 15:49, Charles Mills wrote:
> I saw that and almost posted it here.
>
> IBM has a registered trademark on "z Systems" and on "System z." If I were an
> IBM trademark lawyer I would be taking a very long, hard look at HP Z.
>
Are trademarks case-sensitive? I've long wondered about "zFS" vs. "ZFS"
(GIYF). I don't know that either is trademarked, and I'm not allowed to
do searches in such areas.
I know that The Workstation Group is constrained to use "Uni-XEDIT"
in order to avoid infringing on IBM's "XEDIT". Does "HP Z" likewise
avoid infringing on "Z"? Can one trademark a single letter? I
believe it's impossible to trademark any simple number ("9672"? "3390"?).
IBM's lawyers might be prepared to spring if HP ever elides the "HP".
-- gil
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