Re: trademark infringement FreeFOAM

To: Gerber van der Graaf <gerber.vdgraaf@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: trademark infringement FreeFOAM
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Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:46:03 -0800
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On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 10:27 AM, Gerber van der Graaf <gerber.vdgraaf@gmail.com> wrote:

Is Pepsi Cola is a trademark infringement of Coca Cola?

"Cola" is a common word that describes the product, so no. If the word "FOAM" were a word frequently used to describe things of this type with no connection to OpenCFD then you'd be in the clear.

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