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    Off Topic, but amusing ; ) —Jason S. Mantor
   (URL) (25 years ago, 10-Apr-00, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: Off Topic, but amusing ; ) —Phil Watt
   I don't get it. What's amusing about a crystal supplier??? -Phil (...) (25 years ago, 10-Apr-00, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: Off Topic, but amusing ; ) —Matthew Miller
   (...) topic after all.) (25 years ago, 10-Apr-00, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: Off Topic, but amusing ; ) —Scott Edward Sanburn
     (...) off (...) Hmm... I wonder if TLC will go after this company, they took a LEGO brand name!!!! : ) Scott S. -- Scott E. Sanburn Systems Administrator-Affiliated Engineers -> (URL) Page -> (URL) Soon: The Sanburn Systems Company (25 years ago, 10-Apr-00, to lugnet.general)
    
         Re: Off Topic, but amusing ; ) —Mike Petrucelli
     (...) Why would TLC care about a Trademark it doesn't intend to use again. It would be cool if they did use the "trons" again. As much as I would like that, I doubt it will happen. Lord Insanity Vist my Lego page at: (...) (25 years ago, 10-Apr-00, to lugnet.general)
    
         Re: Off Topic, but amusing ; ) —Mike Poindexter
     By that rationale, you could make monorail track and they wouldn't care. I would bet that the legal papers would come FEDEX if you tried, though. A trademark that isn't planned to be used again is still something that is an option and people like to (...) (25 years ago, 10-Apr-00, to lugnet.general)
    
         Re: Off Topic, but amusing ; ) —James Powell
      (...) Actually, they have no claim to the monorail track design. If you wanted to build it, it would not be something they could claim design rights, since it is a swiss invention of the last century, and the 'stud' design, for the ends to be (...) (25 years ago, 10-Apr-00, to lugnet.general)
     
          Re: Off Topic, but amusing ; ) —Randy Anchikoski
      Are you selling these yet, James? I'll take a few... Randy :) -- Randy Anchikoski bigguy@teradesigns.tzo.com "James Powell" <wx732@freenet.victoria.bc.ca> wrote in message news:FstK28.4Ht@lugnet.com... (...) I (...) to (...) it is (...) to (...) (...) (25 years ago, 16-Apr-00, to lugnet.general)
    
         Re: Off Topic, but amusing ; ) —Matthew Miller
      (...) First, "m-tron" is not a registered trademark (neither is "m tron", "mtron", or "m:tron"). But even if it were, trademarks need to be periodically renewed, and cannot be renewed if they're not actively being used in commerce. Furthermore, if (...) (25 years ago, 10-Apr-00, to lugnet.general)  
     
          Re: Off Topic, but amusing ; ) —Lindsay Frederick Braun
       (...) Class 28? I didn't know the world had been divided so...rationally. :) Maybe we need new acronyms to add to IANAL: "IASLK" (I Am Somewhat Legalistically (Jurisprudentially?) Knowledgeable") or "IAIAL:NJP" (I Am Indeed A Lawyer: No Jokes, (...) (25 years ago, 11-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
     
          Re: Off Topic, but amusing ; ) —Peter White
       (...) or IAIAL+IAIYAWS (I am indeed a lawyer + I am invoicing you as we speak) -pete.w (25 years ago, 11-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
     
          Re: Off Topic, but amusing ; ) —Matthew Miller
      (...) I'm Not A Lawyer But I've Researched Trademark Law Because It's An Issue Which Affects The Internet A Lot And That's Something I Care About. :) It's not the world which has been divided, necessarily, but the U.S. trademark namespace. (Similar (...) (25 years ago, 11-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)  
    
         Re: Off Topic, but amusing ; ) —Mike Petrucelli
     A. My original post was to be taken somewhat sarcasticly. B. A Trademark that is not used is lost. If the Trademark is registered one has a longer "dormit" period. It is quite possible that none of TLC's older Trademarks are still enforceable. (...) (...) (25 years ago, 11-Apr-00, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: Off Topic, but amusing ; ) —Jason S. Mantor
   whoa ! I just thought it was amusing that there is a company named M-Tron like to old space lego theme. I had no idea it would spark a trademark debate : ) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: Off Topic, but amusing ; ) —Scott Edward Sanburn
   (...) Well, I have to take the credit, I made a sort of tongue in check affect at TLC disclaimer in regards to webpages, etc. and it got into the debate trademark thing. I have little knowledge of such things, I'm afraid. Scott S. -- Scott E. (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.general)
 

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