I’m not a lawyer, but my understanding is that under USA law, anyone can claim a trademark, but this particular claim wouldn’t be defensible because of its prior general usage.
Garry -- Garry Margolis gar...@panix.com On Sep 15, 2018, at 10:42 AM, Paul Hodges <pwh-surro...@cassland.org> wrote: > > --On 15 September 2018 18:25 +0100 Phi Shu <phi...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Surely not something that can be granted considering the terms have >> been widely used for decades? > > Trademark rules are far from obvious. Microsoft trademarked the word > "bookshelf" at one point. > > But I can't see what they think they gain by doing it anyway... > > Paul > > -- > Paul Hodges > > _______________________________________________ > Sursound mailing list > Sursound@music.vt.edu > https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, edit > account or options, view archives and so on. _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, edit account or options, view archives and so on.
