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Use of "Lindows" name blocked in SwedenUse of "Lindows" name blocked in SwedenPosted Dec 11, 2003 19:23 UTC (Thu) by Ross (subscriber, #4065)In reply to: Use of "Lindows" name blocked in Sweden by ballombe Parent article: Use of "Lindows" name blocked in Sweden
It's a technical term which describes a GUI element used in MS Having said that I don't particularly care for Lindows or their
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Use of "Lindows" name blocked in Sweden Posted Dec 12, 2003 9:22 UTC (Fri) by filipjoelsson (subscriber, #2622) [Link] > It's a technical term which describes a GUI element used in MS> Windows and other operating systems. In english, yes. In swedish, we say "fönster" (which happens to be the translations of "window"). > Is calling X11 "The X Window System" also not allowed? Good question. I doubt that they (tm)ed it in Sweden before MS (tm)ed MS Windows. > How about referring to things on the screen as windows? As I said before, we don't - unless speaking to a foreigner who don't know swedish. > What about wxWindows? Have they applied for a trademark here? > It's really a mess if they don't recognize the term to be generic as it The mess is the concept of trademarking a generic word, I agree. But what constitutes a generic word? Could I trademark a swedish, french or latin generic word in the US? Sure. Should I have to prove that my (tm)-to-be is not a generic word in _any_ language when I apply? That's silly. So, should we do away with the concept of (tm) alltogether? That's no good either. (How would I know that I really get the quality product I'm looking for in that case?) Do you have a solution?
Use of "Lindows" name blocked in Sweden Posted Dec 12, 2003 18:17 UTC (Fri) by Ross (subscriber, #4065) [Link] Err... X predates MS Windows. I agree they probably didn't file atrademark but doesn't Sweden recognize trademarks without registration like the US? I'm not arguing to get rid of trademarks. I'm also not saying that a
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