Yikes...  I cannot even begin to enuncuate my reaction to this!

On 13-03-07 1:04 PM, "James Murphy" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Dear Lawrence, 
>  
> Your email peaked my interest/curiosity so I went ahead and googled the terms
> and found out that they are TMarked by UToronto -
> http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/business-designtm-examined-at-rotman-m
> ba-business-conference-75850957.html
>  
> ³Business Design(TM): The New Competitive WeaponŠŠBusiness design proposes an
> integrative model where the solutions to challenging problems are achieved in
> a collaborative and cross functional mannerŠŠIntegrative Thinking and Business
> Design are registered trademarks of the Rotman School of Management.²
>  
> So what happens if we write papers that use these terms?  Can we theoretically
> be sued or will we/our publishing outlets have to pay royalties to UT?
>  
> In a funnier sense, it reminds me of Luck Kellaway of the FT¹s (sub)alter-ego
> from a few years back - Martin Lukes ­ and his Creovation trademark -
> http://wikibin.org/articles/creovation.html.
>  
> Jim
>  
> 
> James T. Murphy, Ph.D.
> Associate Professor
> Graduate School of Geography
> Clark University
> 950 Main Street
> Worcester, MA 01610
> USA
>  
> (508) 793-7687 (phone)
> (508) 793-8881 (fax)
> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
> http://www.clarku.edu/departments/geography/
> <http://www.clarku.edu/departments/geography/>
>  
> 
> From: AAG Economic Geography Speciality Group
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lawrence Berg
> Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 3:43 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: Post-Doc Position(s) Martin Prosperity Institute, Toronto
>  
> Kevin,
> Does the trade-mark sign actually mean that the Rotman School at U of Toronto
> has trade-marked ³integrative thinking² and ³business design²?
> Thanks,
> Lawrence
> 
> 
> On 13-03-07 11:53 AM, "Kevin Stolarick" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> built around Integrative Thinking and Business Design.
> 
> --
> Lawrence D. Berg BA (dist.), MA, DPhil
> Professor | Critical Geography
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> 
> 
> 
> 

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Lawrence D. Berg BA (dist.), MA, DPhil
Professor | Critical Geography
Co-Director | UBC Centre for Social, Spatial & Economic Justice
Community, Culture, & Global Studies | The University of British Columbia
Arts 368-368D | 3333 University Way | Kelowna, BC, Canada, V1V 1V7
Phone +1 250 807 9392 | Fax +1 250 807 8001
Email:  [email protected]
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