Comments on: Protecting trademarks from language change http://www.squarefree.com/2004/02/28/protecting-trademarks-from-language-change/ Jesse Ruderman on Firefox, security, and more Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:15:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: curious http://www.squarefree.com/2004/02/28/protecting-trademarks-from-language-change/#comment-307 curious Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.squarefree.com/test/wp15/wordpress/?p=109#comment-307 "consider saying" photocopy as apposed to xerox? intresting... must keep a copy of these things in case they consider comming after me for talking about photoshopping images in gimp... “consider saying” photocopy as apposed to xerox?

intresting…

must keep a copy of these things in case they consider comming after me for talking about photoshopping images in gimp…

]]> By: Jemaleddin http://www.squarefree.com/2004/02/28/protecting-trademarks-from-language-change/#comment-308 Jemaleddin Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.squarefree.com/test/wp15/wordpress/?p=109#comment-308 According to US trademark law you can't trademark a verb. Which is why xeroxed, photoshopped, and googled are all perfectly fine. According to US trademark law you can’t trademark a verb. Which is why xeroxed, photoshopped, and googled are all perfectly fine.

]]> By: hao2lian http://www.squarefree.com/2004/02/28/protecting-trademarks-from-language-change/#comment-309 hao2lian Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.squarefree.com/test/wp15/wordpress/?p=109#comment-309 I wonder why "I Trojaned her" isn't catching on. I wonder why “I Trojaned her” isn’t catching on.

]]> By: dzd http://www.squarefree.com/2004/02/28/protecting-trademarks-from-language-change/#comment-310 dzd Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.squarefree.com/test/wp15/wordpress/?p=109#comment-310 The guys at HardOCP will be thrilled because they can use 'romoc[h]opped' all they want, now. The guys at HardOCP will be thrilled because they can use ‘romoc[h]opped’ all they want, now.

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