On 11/10/06, Tony Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm pretty sure its only copyright that's automatic, not trademarks.
That's correct. > I believe trademarks are registered and the owner needs to control use > of the mark or they can lose the trademark status. Kleenex had this > problem many years ago! This is why Google are fighting to stop people using 'google' as a verb, and why Apple are trying to stop people talking about 'podcasts'. Hoover, velcro, sellotape: there's a long list of products as well as Kleenex. I think the legal term is something like 'dilution', which means the trademark owner can no longer get protection for the mark. Hwyl, Neil. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
