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Article #2995Re: What is that font/who owns tha name
From: William Phillips
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 1988 08:24
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 1988 08:24
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I may be way off base here, but it seems to me that _many_ classic typeface
names are generic, and in fact predate the introduction of trademarks (at
least in the USA, where trademarks have only existed since 1887).
I also seem to recollect that the reason so many ITC faces bear names that
begin with "ITC" is that the trademark encompasses "ITC <whatever>",
precisely _because_ <whatever> is in fact generic.
Please correct me if I'm wrong; this is mostly off the top of my head.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!uunet!unisoft!hoptoad!dasys1!wfp From: wfp@dasys1.UUCP (William Phillips) Newsgroups: comp.fonts,misc.legal Subject: Re: What is that font/who owns tha name Message-ID: <4121@dasys1.UUCP> Date: 27 Apr 88 08:24:41 GMT References: <3574@gryphon.CTS.COM> <8975@sol.ARPA> Reply-To: wfp@dasys1.UUCP (William Phillips) Organization: The Big Electric Cat Lines: 15 Keywords: taxonomy