----- Original Message -----
From: Mikki Barry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 1999 8:26 AM
Subject: Re: [IFWP] Trademark Stupidity
> >At 11:47 PM 7/5/99 -0400, Bill Lovell wrote:
> >>
> >>Hey, you engineering wonks had first shot at the naming policy. It
just
> >>didn't take US law into account so now we overbearing know-it-alls have
to
> >>come in and clean up the mess.
> >>
> >>Diane Cabell
> >>http://www.mama-tech.com
> >>Fausett, Gaeta & Lund
> >>Boston
> >>
> >Hey, Diane! Well put!
>
> Wait a minute.....where doesn't it take US law into account?
I think Mr. Lovell was referring to the description of attorneys.
I am referring to the fact that first-come, first-serve doesn't recognize
trademark or other rights as they apply to the use/registration of words.
dc
