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From: eugene@ames.UUCP (Eugene Miya)
Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards
Subject: Re: UNIX trademark
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Date: Mon, 26-Nov-84 19:50:38 EST
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Posted: Mon Nov 26 19:50:38 1984
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[leq: Unix: the FORTRAN of operating systems]

> The legal definition of a trademark is such that it is a mark that
> describes a particular type or brand of item. The language specified in
> the article is the same language used by the Patent and Trademark office.
> Xerox is in constant danger of losing their trademark because people have
> been referring to such things as "Xeroxing a report" or using the Xerox machine
> in general, rather than referring to the Xerox brand photocopy machine.
I once visited the IBM Science Center in Palo Alto to use the library.  When
at IBM, you don't Xerox, you IBM.  Be thankful that DEC isn't in the copier
business.  With that, let's move the discussion to /dev/null.
--eugene miya
  NASA Ames