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In article <4866@jade.BERKELEY.EDU> csaron@opal.berkeley.edu (Aron Roberts) writes:
>In article <20263@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> munson@renoir.Berkeley.EDU.UUCP (Ethan V. Munson) writes:
>>(Trademarks are not supposed to prevent people from using 
>>their legal name on any product they sell themselves)  I'm sure Apple has
>>thought of this.
>
>A man named Robert Corr (and his wife, whose name I don't recall at 
>the moment, but who was also a significant entrepreneurial player)
>founded a company that sold "natural" sodas, in flavors like Ginseng
>Rush and Mandarin Lime.  These sodas were packaged in cans with the name
>"Corr's" printed in script on the side.  After achiving significant
>sales, Mr. Corr's company was sued not too long ago by none other 
>than the (Joseph) Coors breweries, presumably for trademark 
>infringement.  If you've noticed, the cans of "Corr's" on the super-
>market shelves now also bear the name "Robert," in slightly smaller 
>letters, possibly as a direct outcome of this litigation.  Apparently,
>at least in this case, the potential for brand confusion was given some 
>consideration when weighed against Mr. Corr's right to use his own 
>name as a product trademark.
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>   Aron Roberts  Tolman Microcomputer Facility     
>                 csaron@opal.Berkeley.EDU  CSARON@UCBCMSA.BITNET

A similar occurance has happened in upstate NY, to Walter S. Taylor.
His family founded and ran Taylor Wines, until a number of years ago, his
father (or some such) sold the business to the Coca-Cola Co.  Walter
kept the experimental vinyards, known as Bully Hill, and continued to 
make wine for local consumption (actually, I'm not sure how far it reaches.)
He tried to put his name on the wine, but Coca-Cola took him to court for
Trademark infringment, and won.  He does not have the right to put his or
any of his ancestors named Taylor name on the wine.
	At different times, he has used Walter S. XXXXXX (Taylor blacked out),
Walter S. Who? (that one was labeled Hoot Owl Wine), has had diatribes
against Coca-Cola on the back, (without mentioning the dreaded name), and 
I believe even put the President of Coca-Cola on the label.  His labels bear
the motto "They have my heritage and name, but not my Goat!"  The labels are
true works of art, well worth 5 or 10 minutes reading.

Does anyone know how we got on this subject?  (at least it's better than
comp.sys.micro.total_war!)

	Randell Jesup
	jesup@steinmetz.UUCP (uunet!steinmetz!jesup)
	jesup@ge-crd.arpa