Re: [Hardhats-members] Re: [Hardhats-members] Re: [Hardhats-members] VistA(r) is a registered trademark number 2134973
On Feb 27, 2006, at 9:38 PM, Richard Schilling wrote: No discussion about VistA(tm) trademarks could be complete without this citation: http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=o4sg71.2.1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Despair%2C_Inc. The first link doesn't work. :-( (tm) Richard Schilling === Gregory Woodhouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Before one gets the right answer, one must ask the right question." -- S. Barry Cooper --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121642 ___ Hardhats-members mailing list Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
Re: [Hardhats-members] Re: [Hardhats-members] Re: [Hardhats-members] VistA(r) is a registered trademark number 2134973
No discussion about VistA(tm) trademarks could be complete without this citation: http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=o4sg71.2.1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Despair%2C_Inc. Richard Schilling Nancy Anthracite wrote: Turns out there are LOTS of VISTAs on the TM site. I understand that it has something to do with whether or not there is likely to be any confusion that, for instance, VistA a binoculars company is not the same as VistA a medical record program, or something like that. In the logo, everything seems to be capitalized and the V and A are sort of Bold.When you look VistA up on the web site, all of the search VISTAs are in caps so that cap-non cap distinction is not how I found it. On Monday 27 February 2006 21:51, Kevin Toppenberg wrote: On 2/27/06, Stephen Hay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: In any case, wasn't there something somewhere about WorldVistA and Microsoft "discussing" this issue?? I have a hard time believing that there would be any equity in such a discussion. Another question, does anyone know if this stuff is case sensitive? If Windows is (TM), could I just call my product WindowS or WINDOWS? Or Macdonalds instead of MacDonalds? Or ToysRUS instead of ToysRUs. I bet the courts would feel that name encroachment base on just capitalization would not be justified. Likewise, I wonder if "VistA" can stand its ground as "different" from "Vista". I am guessing that Microsoft will get around this by always describing their product as "Microsoft Vista." Kevin --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid0944&bid$1720&dat1642 ___ Hardhats-members mailing list Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121642 ___ Hardhats-members mailing list Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
Re: [Hardhats-members] Re: [Hardhats-members] Re: [Hardhats-members] VistA(r) is a registered trademark number 2134973
Turns out there are LOTS of VISTAs on the TM site. I understand that it has something to do with whether or not there is likely to be any confusion that, for instance, VistA a binoculars company is not the same as VistA a medical record program, or something like that. In the logo, everything seems to be capitalized and the V and A are sort of Bold.When you look VistA up on the web site, all of the search VISTAs are in caps so that cap-non cap distinction is not how I found it. On Monday 27 February 2006 21:51, Kevin Toppenberg wrote: On 2/27/06, Stephen Hay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In any case, wasn't there something somewhere about > WorldVistA and Microsoft "discussing" this issue?? I have a hard time believing that there would be any equity in such a discussion. Another question, does anyone know if this stuff is case sensitive? If Windows is (TM), could I just call my product WindowS or WINDOWS? Or Macdonalds instead of MacDonalds? Or ToysRUS instead of ToysRUs. I bet the courts would feel that name encroachment base on just capitalization would not be justified. Likewise, I wonder if "VistA" can stand its ground as "different" from "Vista". I am guessing that Microsoft will get around this by always describing their product as "Microsoft Vista." Kevin --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid0944&bid$1720&dat1642 ___ Hardhats-members mailing list Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members -- Nancy Anthracite --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121642 ___ Hardhats-members mailing list Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
