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From: coleman@sask.UUCP (Geoff Coleman @ College of Engineering)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Silly IBM law suit
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Date: Tue, 8-Sep-87 01:01:06 EDT
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Posted: Tue Sep  8 01:01:06 1987
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> Keywords: 2 is a trademark of IBM
> 
> I guess that now that IBM owns the
> rights to 2, the rest of us will learn to have to make due with the
> other 9 digits.
> 
> I wonder what Apple with have to say about the Apple II -- or is
> that the "Apple Eye Eye"

	For some reason this reminds mean about a law suit that 
Apple launched a couple of years ago over the use of a garbage can 
(somehow appropriate for Apple) as an Icon by another company. As I
recall they actually won that lawsuit (aren't lawyers wonderful).

When does something become non trade markable in the U.S.



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