Rob Lowry wrote: > Technically its 'Microsoft Word for Windows' as its full trade name. 'Word' > is just what people call it. At the minimum, MS refers to it as 'Microsoft > Word'. I know from 5yrs of writing test cases/test plans etc that in > anything that is to be released to non-MS folks must specificy either of > those two names, and that 'Word' is unacceptable from the corporate rules > :( > > If MS decided to release an auto, it would be 'Microsoft Car', not 'Car'.. > Which is why you can PI something like 'Aegon's Sword' but not Sword. >
Yes, but I couldn't release "LizardSoft Word For Windows" without getting my butt handed to me in court. Anthony seems to be saying Ford couldn't release a car called the Ford Automobile, lest GM be in trademark violation when they referred to one of their cars as a "GM Automobile". OR maybe the Microsoft TM is legally indefensible, but no one has had the money to take them on... IAE, it's off-topic legal quibbling and I shouldn't waste the list's time with it. I apologize. _______________________________________________ Ogf-l mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l
