John Wilcock wrote: > Matt Kettler wrote: >> You can use generic words in trademarks (ie: Windows). However, the fact >> that your mark is generic will prevent you from trying to claim >> infringement against someone using it in a market outside the one you've >> registered the mark for. You can only do that if your mark is considered >> unique and non-generic. > > Let's see, vista is a generic word, windows is a generic word, so > Microsoft would have no grounds for claiming infringement against a > glazier registering "Vista Windows" as a trademark...
Yep: http://vistawindowmfg.com/ They've been on the web since 2001, so Microsoft would have even less of a case there. Of course, having no grounds doesn't always stop companies from filing suit anyway..
