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Subject:Re: How to mention tradenames? From:Richard Mateosian <srm -at- C2 -dot- ORG> Date:Wed, 7 Sep 1994 08:21:31 -0700
>I have no idea if any company ever has actually ever sued another for
>failing to include the appropriate trademark declaration in their
>documentation, but I doubt it ;o)
Is there an obligation to acknowledge trademarks? If I decide to use "unix"
as a noun, what law am I breaking?
If I call my new publishing program "FrameMaker" that's one thing, but if I
say "I use FrameMaker to publish newsletters," that's another. ...RM
Richard Mateosian srm -at- c2 -dot- org srm -at- radiomail -dot- net (510)540-7745
