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Re: Purchasing a Hierarchy

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From: Ron Newman
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 11:53
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In article <CuK8ou.CII@clarinet.com>, Brad Templeton <brad@clarinet.com> wrote:
>As noted, a trademark is an adjective, not a noun, so you can't build a
>mark unless it is clear what sort of noun the adjective applies to.
>
>That's why we can have Apple Computer and Apple Records and Apple Auto
>Glass and several other Apple XXX companies.

Didn't Apple Computer and Apple Records reach an agreement to stay 
out of each others' business areas?  And didn't Apple Computer have to
pay some money to Apple Records once their computers started to be
used in the music industry?
-- 
Ron Newman		 		MIT Media Laboratory
rnewman@media.mit.edu
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From: rnewman@media.mit.edu (Ron Newman)
Subject: Re: Purchasing a Hierarchy
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