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From: colonel@gloria.UUCP (Col. G. L. Sicherman)
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Subject: Re: trademark protection
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Date: Thu, 16-May-85 11:08:40 EDT
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["We'll have a saltire murrey in the fesse ..."]

> I was under the impression that the old heraldic 'two points of
> difference' rule was still in effect for trademarks.  Can anyone
> aknowledge/refute this?  Also, in heraldry it is clear what a 'point'
> is.  Are there any well-defined notions of 'point' for modern trademarks?

Not in the U.S.  "Confusingly similar" is the catch-phrase, and every
judge has a different threshold of confusion.
-- 
Col. G. L. Sicherman
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