Hell, C&D all the religions. If they weren't so into this "charity" bizness, people wouldn't be naming their kids after it.
Zoe: First rule of battle, little one. Don't ever let 'em know where you are. Mal: Whoo-hoo! I'm right here! I'm right here! You want some of me? Yeah, you do! Come on! Come on! Aaah! Whoo-hoo! Zoe: Of course, there are other schools of thought...
'The Message'
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amych - Sep 17, 2010 5:48:43 am PDT #3000 of 30000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Sparky1 - Sep 17, 2010 5:49:01 am PDT #3001 of 30000
Librarian Warlord
Patent, copyright & trademark / by Richard Stim.
Berkeley, Calif. : Nolo, c2010.
11th ed.
p.446
names as marks
Names that are primarily surnames (last names) are considered weak and cannot be listed on the Principal Register unless they acquire a secondary meaning (for example, Heinz, Macy's, Miller). First names and nicknames, unless very unusual or memorable as a mark but not as a name, need to acquire secondary meaning by becoming very well known over time before others can be stopped from using them.
Example: "Henry's" is a mark used to advertise the Henry Weinhart's line of beers. Over time, "Henry's" has become associated in the public's mind with the underlying product and therefore has taken on a secondary meaning. If Henry Clark came along and used his first name to advertise his line of beers, the Henry Weinhart company could probably successfully sue him for infingement of its Henry's mark.
Amy - Sep 17, 2010 5:56:27 am PDT #3002 of 30000
Because books.
Example: "Henry's" is a mark used to advertise the Henry Weinhart's line of beers. Over time, "Henry's" has become associated in the public's mind with the underlying product and therefore has taken on a secondary meaning. If Henry Clark came along and used his first name to advertise his line of beers, the Henry Weinhart company could probably successfully sue him for infingement of its Henry's mark.
But in the case of authors, who are then qualifying with a surname, that argument won't hold up, will it? Especially if they're publishing different kinds of books?
Sparky1 - Sep 17, 2010 5:59:03 am PDT #3003 of 30000
Librarian Warlord
But in the case of authors, who are then qualifying with a surname, that argument won't hold up, will it? Especially if they're publishing different kinds of books?
I am not an IP attorney. But Other Person with that Name is full of shit.
Amy - Sep 17, 2010 6:01:31 am PDT #3004 of 30000
Because books.
But Other Person with that Name is full of shit.
That's what I thought.
Volans - Sep 17, 2010 6:23:42 am PDT #3005 of 30000
move out and draw fire
Yay! The shelter just called, so I'm off to go get our new baby boy and baby girl kitties!
I'll send the contents of their litterboxes to the other author, who is so very much not living up to her name.
Steph L. - Sep 17, 2010 6:26:34 am PDT #3006 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Back from the dentist and 3 fillings.
Mah mouf hurts. (Well, it's numb AND hurts, which is unfair.)
I will console myself by doing laundry. Yay?
Fred Pete - Sep 17, 2010 6:27:42 am PDT #3007 of 30000
Ann, that's a ferret.
Yay, Raq! Kitties!
sj - Sep 17, 2010 6:28:49 am PDT #3008 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Note to self: Don't use the phrase bad, no cookie in front of the 2 year old because he will then repeat the word cookie until he gets one.
Barb - Sep 17, 2010 6:29:26 am PDT #3009 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
Yay! The shelter just called, so I'm off to go get our new baby boy and baby girl kitties!
Yay, kitties!
I'll send the contents of their litterboxes to the other author, who is so very much not living up to her name.
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