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Article #611Re: Sears VAX
From: Robert M. Panoff
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 1989 02:53
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 1989 02:53
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In article <675@uakari.primate.wisc.edu>, bin@primate.wisc.edu (Brain in Neutral) writes: > So how does Sears get away with calling this vacuum cleaner of theirs a VAX? > Isn't that name trademarked or something by Digital? > The name was earlier tradmarked by a British Maker of Vacuums. Since Sears started carrying other brand names besides their own Kenmore or Craftsman lines, they are going for outside supplier more and more. One such supplier is this British company and their vacuum cleaner is VAX. Appears DEC will have to prove priority, which it may not be able to do. -- rmp, for the Bob's of the World
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!watmath!iuvax!purdue!gatech!hubcap!panoff From: panoff@hubcap.clemson.edu (Robert M. Panoff) Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec Subject: Re: Sears VAX Summary: Priority in time Message-ID: <6309@hubcap.clemson.edu> Date: 23 Aug 89 02:53:35 GMT References: <675@uakari.primate.wisc.edu> Organization: Clemson University, Clemson, SC Lines: 14