OT: Stupd trade marks
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Marshy

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2,751 posts

305 months

Saturday 13th July 2002
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As I stared at my American box of Marlboro death sticks, I realised that over there, someone's trademarked "Flip-Top". I mean, FFS.

Anyone got any other truly crazy examples of trademarking the bleedin' obvious?

JMorgan

36,010 posts

305 months

Saturday 13th July 2002
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Some one tried it with conkers.

Bodo

12,449 posts

287 months

Saturday 13th July 2002
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German Telekom TM'ed the color Magenta - part of the cmyk-colorscheme

ErnestM

11,621 posts

288 months

Sunday 14th July 2002
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Have you ever read a Microsoft manual? Everything is superceded by a (tm) (r) or (c). They should just do an all inclusive...

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ErnestM