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To: s martin who wrote (876)2/14/1998 5:54:00 PM
From: LPasko  Read Replies (1) of 6528
 
Thank goodness we're finally discussing the Company instead of each other!

I also read what Next Level says about a non-profit Foundation as being something they wish to promote at the same time as the for-profit company. Not unusual for a public company to do thus; I guess "the Ford Foundation" is a well-known example of this. A small, new company may want to do this as a way of getting its name known, getting some free advertising, some community good will, etc. Sort of like sponsoring the local Little League team & having the kids wear uniforms or jerseys bearing the company name. This may also make it easier for well-known celebrities to devote their time-- a dream headline would be something like: "Michael Jordan welcomes underprivileged kids to Next Level Sportscamp."

I'm not an expert in the trademark issues raised here. What little exposure I've had to treademark law has left me with a hazy recollection that no one "owns" a trademark, but that someone can "register" one. As I recall, this gives the registrant a special leg up if some other company starts to use the same trademark , but the company complaining (or suing) has to show it hasn't abandoned the trademark (such as not taking steps to challenge "infringers" it learns of or should have learned of), that it has become known for the product attached to the trademark, and perhaps (I'm not 100% sure of this) that there is a danger of confusing the public. A company that doesn't register its trademark, may still have what is called a "common law trademark", but this is much harder for a court to accept as valid (isn't law grand?) And of course trademarks of one company can be used by another company by agreement. Maybe someone here knows a trademark lawyer who can add to this (I'll also try to do some further research on it).
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