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"Joe Smith" <unknown_kev_cat@hotmail.com> wrote:You are of course correct that trademarks are feild limited. However my understanding is that the courts also tend to take into account the likelyhood of confusion. [...] Similarly if somebody tries to sell just about any product using the current apple logo, they would likely recive an injunction. [...]If using the current Apple logo, I agree. However, many things sell using the general image of a bitten apple. For example, the Bite discount card for UK transport station food http://www.bitecard.co.uk I have no reason to suspect that its operator SSP has an Apple licence.
Yes, a bitten apple if it does not too closely resemble Apple Computer's logo would not be a problem.
The State Museum of Pennsylvania is using *a* swirl, not debian's particular swirl. What trademark could we hold that would cover the use of the State Museum of Pennsylvania?
Most likely none. However, I would not be shocked if a judge did rule that the other spiral was so similar to ours that it could cause confusion. I mean, if one was not directly compairing the two, one could easily draw the incorrect conclusion that they are the same.In this case though, I would tend to agree that few people would think that the Museum is in some way cnnected to the Debian project.