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In article <18AUG199513575379@hearts.aces.com>, gavron@hearts.aces.com
(Ehud Gavron) writes:
> In article <412qa5$btj@baygull.rtd.com>, mark@nin.com (Mark Beeson) writes...
> #No.  Next!
> 
> The usage of the word "Next" as a dismissal is copyright 1995 by ME :-)

Bzzzzzt.  Thank you for playing.[tm]

I'm sorry, but you can't copyright a word like that.  However, it
would be possible for you to claim that the word "Next!" used in
such a way in commerce is a trademark.  However, to vest your claim
before such a trademark is actually filed with the US PTO (assuming
that you want to trademark it in the US), it would be wise to
use the "TM" symbol.  This will help to establish your claim should
some other charlatan come forth claiming to have had prior use of
the word "Next" and seek to deny your application for a trademark.
Naturally, you could not use the (R) (registered trademark) symbol
unless you had actually registered the trademark, at which point you
wouldn't have to use it at all.  

Given this, I suggest that we attempt to trademark the use of the
word "pinky."  The actual use in commerce is left to the reader's
discretion and/or imagination.

Next![tm]

jms

("Next!" is a trademark of Ehud Gavron and is used in this document
purely for illustrative purposes.)