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Re: Lego newspaper article
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Fri, 27 Nov 1998 04:47:21 GMT
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Chad Smith <csmith@nationalsteel.com> wrote:
> The problem is that they were referred to as 'Legos' throughout the article,
> instead of 'Lego' or 'Lego bricks' or some other non-generic term. I wasn't
On a related note, I just saw a Toys backwards-R Us ad which claimed to have
discounted prices on "Legos".
Amusing to me considering their history of trademark claims. (Which, by the
way, are ridiculous -- literally hundreds and probably thousands of
businesses and organizations us the -r-us suffix completely independent of
TRU. But I digress....)
--
Matthew Miller ---> mattdm@mattdm.org
Quotes 'R' Us ---> http://quotes-r-us.org/
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| Shhh! Hear that trickling sound? That's the sound of a trademark being diluted. My local newspaper, the South Bend Tribune, took samples of the year's hot toys to a nearby daycare center and ran a story on the kids' reactions. Not surprisingly, the (...) (26 years ago, 25-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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