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From: Andrew.Hastings@pogo.camelot.cs.cmu.edu
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Subject: Re: "Copyright" of the Bell Symbol
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In article <15252@accuvax.nwu.edu> leichter@lrw.com (Jerry Leichter)
writes:

>least for the same kind of thing it previously described.  ("Kleenex"
>might become a generic for facial tissues.  You couldn't reclaim it to
>describe YOUR brand of facial tissues - if it's not generic, Scott
>still owns it! - but you MIGHT be able to use it to describe your
>brand of carburator cleaner.)

Kleenex is NOT a trademark of Scott (maker of "Scotties" brand facial
tissues.  It is a trademark of Kimberly-Clark Corporation of Neenah, WI.


Andy Hastings			abh@cs.cmu.edu			412/268-8734