On Fri, Apr 29, 2005 at 08:44:31AM -0400, Matthew Miller wrote: > On Fri, Apr 29, 2005 at 08:22:32AM -0400, Jeff Kinz wrote: > > I could trademark the name "fedora" to use with my new special kite > > design. As long as it doesn't cause confusion with any existing trademark > > used of "fedora" its allowable. > > I'm not a lawyer, but as I understand it, it's more specific than that -- > there's 45 classes of goods and services, and the same trademark can be in > different categories without clashing, but not within the same one: > <http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/tac/tmfaq.htm#Application018> Yup, since, by definition, any two items in the same category with the same name would be "confusing". That of course leaves lie the question of whether or not the categories are good classifications and whether or not more of them might be needed. > > (Unless the trademark is "famous", in which case it's good across all > classes. Hence, no "Coca Cola Linux".) > > -- > Matthew Miller mattdm@xxxxxxxxxx <http://www.mattdm.org/> > Boston University Linux ------> <http://linux.bu.edu/> > Current office temperature: 72 degrees Fahrenheit. > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > -- Jeff Kinz, Emergent Research, Hudson, MA.
