The principle to trademark infringement is whether it creates confusion in the marketplace. "Jeep" is a widely recognized trademark in this country, and has been applied to non-vehicular, "lifestyle" products, I believe, though nothing like an app server! So there's potential for confusion, but it's arguable. And we have enough to argue about right now.
To add to the confusion, Jeep actually released a vehicle called "Apache"! On Thu, Dec 18, 2003 at 04:40:42PM -0500, Patrice Le Vexier wrote: > Is the trademark in US protects only similar services or products ? If the > product is different, car (or other) versus app server, it is not possible > to use it ? > > -----Message d'origine----- > De : n. alex rupp [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > You cannot name the project "Jeep". The word is a trademarc of the Chrysler > corporation, so it's out of bounds for the same reason as "Kleenex", > "Frisbee" > and "Cheetos".
