Re: [Foundation-l] Registering Wikimedia trademarks

Peter Jaros <rjaros-Rqw/DHSsdrpWk0Htik3J/[email protected]> Sat, 1 May 2004 16:05:59 -0400

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On Apr 28, 2004, at 8:31 PM, Toby Bartels wrote:

> But try marketing /your/ soft drink as "light, crisp, and refreshing".
> If you don't respond to their inevitable order to cease and desist,
> then they'll register their original phrase, sue you, and win!
> (OK, so IANAL, but I'll still bet that they'd win.)

Then (realizing YANAL) is there any risk in waiting until someone truly
pushes the issue to register?

Peter

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