Because if you lose your mark from failing to protect it, then anybody can use

Jul 28, 2015
4:54:41pm

scall

it. Suddenly non Southwest Wire, LLC products would be showing up labeled as "romex wire." People looking for Romex (r) end up buying off brand generic stuff that is labeled "romex".

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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

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