heeey isnt this a rip off????

[Jeff Kinz]

On Fri, Apr 29, 2005 at 12:32:19AM -0500, jim branagan wrote:
> Isn't it a couple of centuries too late for anyone to trademark 
> "Fedora"?  (Or "Stetson" or "Trilby"?).

Only if your product is a hat.
Otherwise, no.

I could trademark the name "fedora" to use with my new special kite
design. As long as it doesn't cause confusion with any existing trademark
used of "fedora" its allowable.


-- 
Jeff Kinz, Emergent Research, Hudson, MA.