867-5309

mimo2005 · 05-19-2007, 08:34 PM

2 firms fighting over it

http://www.boston.com/business/globe...p1=MEWell_Pos1

**devil lady** · 05-19-2007, 08:44 PM

lol I remember that one.

**jen56** · 05-19-2007, 10:36 PM

lol me too !!

**carsey** · 05-20-2007, 03:43 AM

Strange, its only a phone number

**devil lady** · 05-20-2007, 05:15 PM

http://youtube.com/watch?v=lqUPApCUt90

mimo2005 · 05-20-2007, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by devil lady

http://youtube.com/watch?v=lqUPApCUt90

Too bad , it s not jenny's phone number anymore

Zazula · 05-21-2007, 02:30 AM

The local firm won't have much chance for their case when it gets brought to a federal court; it's as if the company that owns 1-800-SUPPORT sues and doesn't let another company use 1-888-SUPPORT or whatever area code have you.

Trademarking is tied to specific product categories ("classes"), with the explicit purpose of not letting one company use something that is already extremely familiar to the public due to another company's efforts and identity, so that the plagiarising fellas actually seek to exploit the widespread motto or logo or brandname to their own benefit.

If the trademark court senses the intent (or mere possibility) to confuse the public, then they rule against granting rights to the second company. However, if the confusion cannot be established (or is irrelevant to start with), then the second company gets granted usage rights, too.

For example, if I've trademarked the "TSF" acronym as an identifier for TechSupportForum.com which is an online computer-support community, then it'd be almost impossible for e.g. TechSupportFella.com to fight me over for him assuming "TSF", as well. However, a mortar-and-brick company selling couches called The Superior Furniture, could easily be granted the trademarked usage of "TSF", too.

Aforementioned policy gets waived (and any parallel registering AT ALL is forbidden) only for National or Worldwide trademarks; i.e. one can't trademark CocaCola cigarettes or Nike refreshments, despite the fact Coke and Nike don't market tobacco products or beverages at all.

But the 867-5309 phone number is NOT uniquely linked as an unquestionable identifier of that Boston company (at least if I were the one going to court against them for this).

Who knows, next thing those Bostonians ask, could be the residencies using that phone number to end up paying them royalties...

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Zazula Manager Emeritus, I'm blond, James Blond Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 7,667 OS: Win XP Pro SP2	Re: 867-5309 The local firm won't have much chance for their case when it gets brought to a federal court; it's as if the company that owns 1-800-SUPPORT sues and doesn't let another company use 1-888-SUPPORT or whatever area code have you. Trademarking is tied to specific product categories ("classes"), with the explicit purpose of not letting one company use something that is already extremely familiar to the public due to another company's efforts and identity, so that the plagiarising fellas actually seek to exploit the widespread motto or logo or brandname to their own benefit. If the trademark court senses the intent (or mere possibility) to confuse the public, then they rule against granting rights to the second company. However, if the confusion cannot be established (or is irrelevant to start with), then the second company gets granted usage rights, too. For example, if I've trademarked the "TSF" acronym as an identifier for TechSupportForum.com which is an online computer-support community, then it'd be almost impossible for e.g. TechSupportFella.com to fight me over for him assuming "TSF", as well. However, a mortar-and-brick company selling couches called The Superior Furniture, could easily be granted the trademarked usage of "TSF", too. Aforementioned policy gets waived (and any parallel registering AT ALL is forbidden) only for National or Worldwide trademarks; i.e. one can't trademark CocaCola cigarettes or Nike refreshments, despite the fact Coke and Nike don't market tobacco products or beverages at all. But the 867-5309 phone number is NOT uniquely linked as an unquestionable identifier of that Boston company (at least if I were the one going to court against them for this). Who knows, next thing those Bostonians ask, could be the residencies using that phone number to end up paying them royalties... __________________ "Time is the wisest because it discovers everything" Thales of Miletus (ca.624BC-ca.546BC) "Everything flows, nothing stands still." Heraclitus of Ephesus (ca.535BC-475BC) "One thing I know, that I know nothing" Socrates of Athens (ca.470BC–399BC)