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To: JW Steve who wrote (191)3/12/1999 7:19:00 PM
From: RockyBalboa  Respond to of 1197
 
THen, efaxinc has to sue a lot of companies or may be contersued by other "fax" companies. Fax is a general term and not copyrighted as far as I know.

And, as far as I know, it's a matter of exact wording whether it can be confused.
IFLY had a quarrel with its 1-800flyforless (or one of the other 800s) back in 1998 per a 10-Q. It didn't materialize, so far. And as for IFLY the effect on the stock price was small.

C.



To: JW Steve who wrote (191)3/15/1999 11:08:00 AM
From: Jon Stept  Respond to of 1197
 
JW Steve, re: "established identity..."

Hi JW Steve,

Good point.

Is efax going to be like Kleenex and Escalator, both brand names that are used generically? I think both the brand names above are far more unique than efax, and uniqueness and differentation are key for legitimate trademarks.

Jon :)


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