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All Things Microsoft => Microsoft as a Company => Topic started by: Xeen on 12 February 2004, 05:39

Title: M$ Loses another case against Lindows
Post by: Xeen on 12 February 2004, 05:39

Looks like Billy boy won't get to copyright every word in the dictionary in this lifetime...

 

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The U.S. District Court in Seattle ruled in favor of Lindows.com's assertion that the jury should consider the historical use of the term 'windows' in graphical user interfaces rather just its current usage as being synonymous with Microsoft Windows.

The court also ruled that after a word is declared generic it would continue to be generic, and thus could not be made a corporate trademark. Chief District Judge John Coughenour said in his Tuesday ruling: "If the term is found to be generic 'it cannot be the subject of trademark protection under any circumstances.'"

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Article (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1738&ncid=738&e=9&u=/zd/20040211/tc_zd/118940)

Title: M$ Loses another case against Lindows
Post by: Doogee on 18 February 2004, 15:03

Good Decision

Title: M$ Loses another case against Lindows
Post by: Refalm on 18 February 2004, 19:28

LindowsOS is banned in the Netherlands. So instead, we got LindashOS:

http://www.lin---s.com/ (http://www.lin---s.com/)

Title: M$ Loses another case against Lindows
Post by: Xeen on 18 February 2004, 22:11

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Originally posted by Refalm:
LindowsOS is banned in the Netherlands. So instead, we got LindashOS:

http://www.lin---s.com/ (http://www.lin---s.com/)

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LOL!!!

Title: M$ Loses another case against Lindows
Post by: Xeen on 20 February 2004, 20:17

Looks like Microsoft is now taking the Lindows fight to Canada as well.

[ February 21, 2004: Message edited by: xeen ]

Title: M$ Loses another case against Lindows
Post by: hm_murdock on 21 February 2004, 16:22

Meh