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Jul 28, 2015
4:31
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BluePete
Dear Keely "L" Herrick,
"You sound like you need a drink or two to loosen up a little bit from the stress of your job.
It's on the house. Just send El Jefe the tab."
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Southwire Company, LLC has asked me to clarify kalifi's use of the term "Romex".
El Jefe
7/28/15 4:25pm
Sounds like a fishing expedition.
Hank Rearden
7/28/15 4:27pm
I might enjoy watching the grass grow more than reading that letter. Who cares?
Kerbouchard
7/28/15 4:28pm
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Mall Santa
7/28/15 4:28pm
Dear Romex, see Xerox.
scall
7/28/15 4:31pm
Hey MallSanta, remember that time when you used Romex® to keep ground squirrels
flavordave
7/28/15 4:36pm
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Mall Santa
7/28/15 4:55pm
Challenge accepted!
flavordave
7/28/15 5:01pm
Or non-metal midgets?
Freddie Cougar
7/29/15 11:26am
Tee-hee-hee.
libertycoug
7/29/15 11:57am
Welp...looks like it's now my life goal to genericize the Romex trademark.
benny1982
7/28/15 4:29pm
Dear Keely "L" Herrick,
BluePete
7/28/15 4:31pm
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Mall Santa
7/28/15 4:34pm
Hey, wait a second!
BluePete
7/28/15 4:39pm
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Mall Santa
7/28/15 4:49pm
I'm so bored now.
cougfanblue
7/28/15 4:31pm
who the freak has that much time...to sift through the vast expanse of the
nashty
7/28/15 4:32pm
You know...SUITS
Heinz57
7/28/15 4:33pm
I'm guessing they have a bot that scours the internet for uses of their TMs.
benny1982
7/28/15 4:33pm
Probably trying to keep their trademark from becoming "generic."
AndyDwyer
7/28/15 4:35pm
RE: Probably trying to keep their trademark from becoming "generic."
benny1982
7/28/15 4:37pm
Like "google" something?
flavordave
7/28/15 4:37pm
Thermos is the big one. Kleenex is another one. And being a hack is another one
AndyDwyer
7/28/15 4:56pm
I love that they sent it by overnight courier.
El Jefe
7/28/15 4:38pm
Email would have taken way too much time.
benny1982
7/28/15 4:39pm
Are you sure they used an overnight courier or did they FEDEX it?
kalifi
7/28/15 8:10pm
Actually, I'm not sure.
El Jefe
7/29/15 12:25am
I see what you did there
NorthernLight
7/29/15 1:00am
Kind of like Dicky G?
flavordave
7/28/15 4:36pm
The letter is silly, but honestly it's not their fault. The law requires that
cheezedawg
7/28/15 4:35pm
I feel so much more educated now. Thanks, Romex (r)!
cheezedawg
7/28/15 4:34pm
What is that, like an eyepatch for pirates or something?
benny1982
7/28/15 4:35pm
RE: What is that, like an eyepatch for pirates or something?
cheezedawg
7/28/15 4:42pm
I must be in a mood, that hit my funny bone.
libertycoug
7/29/15 12:00pm
So why exactly are they upset that someone would use their brand name synonymous
John Doe
7/28/15 4:48pm
Because trademark law says that you cant have a trademark on a generalized term
cougarfann888
7/28/15 5:08pm
"app store" never would have been a valid trademark. They didn't "lose" it.
BertoChavez
7/28/15 5:12pm
(I agree with your overall point, by the way... just pointing out the one
BertoChavez
7/28/15 5:16pm
I should say, rather, that I mostly agree with your overall point.
BertoChavez
7/28/15 5:20pm
I don't think it is as clear cut as you indicate
cougarfann888
7/28/15 5:25pm
They almost certainly could have trademarked "app warehouse"
BertoChavez
7/28/15 5:35pm
What about the container store?
cougarfann888
7/28/15 8:01pm
Descriptive trademarks can be registered. Generic ones cannot.
Shimmy
7/28/15 5:47pm
That is super stupid. Why would they not want their brand name to be the same as
SuperTank
7/28/15 4:52pm
The problem is that if they lose their trademark, other companies can use it.
El Jefe
7/28/15 4:53pm
yeah, until it becomes generic enough that your competitors can start calling
cheezedawg
7/28/15 4:54pm
Because if you lose your mark from failing to protect it, then anybody can use
scall
7/28/15 4:54pm
Genericide. Thermos(r) doesn't want other people calling their products a
Shimmy
7/28/15 4:55pm
Not only am I a blowhard, I'm the slowest blowhard.
Shimmy
7/28/15 4:56pm
I'm the 3rd slowest blowhard
cheezedawg
7/28/15 5:02pm
I don't think you are using that properly. Are you referring to the
Coach's Dad
7/28/15 5:05pm
"As you are most likely aware?"
QuickCoug
7/28/15 5:02pm
No kidding. They should have said "You may not be aware of this, but"
John Doe
7/28/15 5:05pm
Okay, which one of you posting in this is thread...
readybreak
7/28/15 5:43pm
hahahhaa. amazing
riboflavin
7/28/15 5:46pm
Hate to break it to them, but before today I thought Romex was a type of wire,
Taullis
7/29/15 12:36am
Wow. I hate lawyers.
annapcoug
7/29/15 4:14am
I thought he was talking about contract bridge
AxelDC
7/29/15 5:53am
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