Comments on: DOH! IBM owns Vista trademark, too http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2005/07/29/doh-ibm-owns-vista-trademark-too/ An industry analyst blog looking at software ecosystems and convergence Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:01:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Xavier http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2005/07/29/doh-ibm-owns-vista-trademark-too/#comment-429364 Xavier Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:39:07 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/wp/?p=301#comment-429364 That's a shame, it sounds like something through research could prevent. That’s a shame, it sounds like something through research could prevent.

]]> By: Peder Ulander http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2005/07/29/doh-ibm-owns-vista-trademark-too/#comment-429 Peder Ulander Thu, 04 Aug 2005 01:30:59 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/wp/?p=301#comment-429 IBM isn't the only one that owns this mark ... there are 150+ registered or pending marks in the computers and technology category that focus on the "vista" name. My guess ... Microsoft realized that they could bury all of the others in long-term litigation costs with what they consider to be a weak mark. Similar to a comment in your one of your previous blogs, trademarks should not only be there for the protection of large companies with vast teams of lawyers. ;) How strong a mark do you think "Windows" is? IBM isn’t the only one that owns this mark … there are 150+ registered or pending marks in the computers and technology category that focus on the “vista” name. My guess … Microsoft realized that they could bury all of the others in long-term litigation costs with what they consider to be a weak mark.

Similar to a comment in your one of your previous blogs, trademarks should not only be there for the protection of large companies with vast teams of lawyers. ;)

How strong a mark do you think “Windows” is?

]]> By: Rick Segal http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2005/07/29/doh-ibm-owns-vista-trademark-too/#comment-428 Rick Segal Mon, 01 Aug 2005 19:35:01 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/wp/?p=301#comment-428 James, I did an entry to this great/funny item but the trackback failed a couple of times, sorry.. James,
I did an entry to this great/funny item but the trackback failed a couple of times, sorry..

]]> By: Jaime Cardoso http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2005/07/29/doh-ibm-owns-vista-trademark-too/#comment-427 Jaime Cardoso Fri, 29 Jul 2005 23:22:02 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/wp/?p=301#comment-427 "Vista" is also the Portuguese word for "eye". I think we beat both IBM and Microsoft in the name patent war on accounts of seniority :) “Vista” is also the Portuguese word for “eye”. I think we beat both IBM and Microsoft in the name patent war on accounts of seniority :)

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