I agree that this should be on trademarks list. However quick partial answer:
On Tue, 17 Aug 1999, Barbara Gall <bgall[_at_]sah.com> wrote:
>
> Wonder how Apple got away with daring to call its computer the
> Macintosh?
They licensed the name from someone else who already owned it. And they licensed with the Beatles to use "Apple" promising never to use it for musical works. When Apple came out with a composer program and George Harrison found out, the Beatles sued! The case was settled.
Carol Cricow
<carol[_at_]yujean.com>
"One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives." Mark Twain Received on Wed Aug 18 1999 - 17:06:00 GMT
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