[GreenKeys] Teletype GPS Units

[Larry Goodrich]

Many years ago there was a big flap over the name "Mallory".  P. R. Mallory
the capacitor (and other things) maker, and the Mallory ignition parts
maker.  They agreed that P. R. Mallory would use the over score in the
name, and the ignition maker would not.  I'm looking back before 1960 when
I worked for Mallory Capacitor in Indianapolis.  Larry, W9HTK since 1954


At 06:28 PM 3/4/05 +0000, Eugene Hertz wrote:
>Not to get into a whole legal discussion, but my own experience with
trademarks is that more than one company can use the same trademark (ie
they can each register a mark) as long as there is no potential for
confusion of the public.  So another company could not call themselves
teletype if they also had something to do with printing (or perhaps more
widely printed communications).  However, for example, I could open a
bakery and name it "microsoft" if I wanted to. AGAIN: I am no lawyer but I
have worked with lawyers on registering marks before. This in my layman's
understanding
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>Eugene
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Charles Ring W3NU [mailto:charlesr at infonline.net]
>>Sent: Friday, March 4, 2005 01:11 PM
>>To: 'valerie zeiser'
>>Cc: 'Green Keys'
>>Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Teletype GPS Units
>>
>>valerie zeiser wrote: 
>> 
>>> I just cruised Ebay. 
>>> 
>>> Put in "Teletype" to see what would come up. 
>>> 
>>> Found several listings for "Teletype GPS Unit". 
>>> 
>>> Boy: you'd have to be Ahnuld Schwarzenegger or 
>>> something - to be able to carry around a 
>>> Teletype GPS unit. 
>>> 
>>> The batteries and DC-AC converter alone must be a ton! 
>>> 
>>> Did they AT LEAST use a 32-KSR instead of a Model 19? 
>>> 
>>> 73, 
>>> W6ESE - tonyp 
>>> NNNNZCZC 
>>> 
>> 
>>seems that the maker of these items seized upon the expired trademark 
>>Teletype, altering it into TeleType.. Fine, but i'd like to know WHY? 
>>They don't "type" anything anyhow. Why would they want a name that is at 
>>best meaningless to their products and at worst very confusing? Their 
>>website says they were founded in 1981 and "specialize in software 
>>system integration", so they must have started with another name. 
>> 
>>73 de W3NU 
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