IANAL, but the facts remain. The word "Jeep" is not a word in any other context but that used to define the WWII General Purpose military vehicle and its derivatives. Except perhaps as a character in Popeye comics. My point is that the word is contrived, not a part of standard vocabulary.
At Dictionary.com it's defined as "A trademark used for a civilian motor vehicle." So the principle below is beside the point. As intellectual property, that particular word is not a part of the public domain and cannot be used. Like "Frisbee" brand flying discs and "Kleenex" brand facial tissues, "Jeep" is not applicable to any other usage. -- N. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 4:06 PM Subject: Re: Jeep is a trademark of Chrysler > 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". >
