RE: Can Palm Inc own the word "Palm" ?

[David A. Desrosiers]

> "Naming Your Product or Company To ensure the protection of our branding
> eff o rts, we have imposed the follow-ing guidelines on the usage of
> Palm brand identities. You may not use Palm, Palm OS, HotSync
> technology, or any other Palm trademark as part of your own company
> name, product name, or as part of the brand name of your company's
> product."

        Why, then, was Palm persuing every website with 'palm' somewhere in
their name, and yet sites like Palmstation.com, Palmgear, Freewarepalm, and
others continue. Can we assume it's only related to the Palm *APP* itself,
and then only where it is a profitable venture?


/d



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