ntt@dciem.UUCP (Mark Brader) (03/13/84)
Footnote seen in net.unix-wizards: The "unix" in "net.unix-wizards" is a down-cased variant of "UNIX" (please note: all UPPER CASE), which is a Bell Labs trademark. Question: Is case significant in trademarks? If so, did Bell Labs do the obvious thing of trademarking* Unix (and unix (and ...?)) as well? *Actually, UNIX is a trade/service mark these days, isn't it? Mark Brader
dave@utcsrgv.UUCP (Dave Sherman) (03/14/84)
I don't know anything about U.S. trademark law, but I cannot believe that case makes the slightest difference to a registered trademark. The object of trademark legislation is to prevent one product from "passing off" as another; and quite clearly, a computer operating system called "unix" is indistinguishable to the public at large from a computer operating system called "UNIX". Dave Sherman Toronto -- {allegra,cornell,decvax,ihnp4,linus,utzoo}!utcsrgv!dave