thanks for the info
also on a sidenote - if we change the spelling can we
trademark GEMMS or AcuTouch ? just
curious
Guy
She asked
whether we could trademark the names, not whether we could register the
domains. They are different. Trademarks are administered by the
friendly folks at the USPTO. There are 158
registered uses of the name GEMS. If none of them are related to the
election industry (and maybe software), we could still probably register it
ourselves. AccuFeed and AccuTouch are gone for good, as they are
already registered for paper feeding and touch screen products
respectively.
Getting back to
Tari's question though: the answer is no. You can't trademark a
fast food burger restaurant called McDowells (1). You can't create a
computer called a Pineapple either, although people once
tried.
IANAL,
Ken
(1) Slightly obscure Eddie Murphy
reference.
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