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| Time: 13:46 EST/18:46 GMT | News Source: ZDNet | Posted By: Robert Stein | ||
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Ken Belanger's Pocket PC may be a gag, but his lawsuit against Microsoft is not. On Tuesday, the entrepreneur sued Microsoft in small claims court in San Francisco, claiming he created a Pocket PC 17 years ago, and therefore has rights to the name the company has given its handheld computer. Belanger's product is not a computer at all but a decidedly low-tech joke gift poking fun at tech industry hype. People who shell out $9.95 for the device receive a box slightly bigger than a deck of cards that contains a poker chip and a set of instructions telling them how to use the chip to make important business and other decisions by flipping it like a coin. | ||
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| #1 By 61 (65.32.169.133) at 1/10/2002 4:25:12 PM |
| This thing isn't even a computer, he has no rights to the name. |
| #2 By 135 (209.180.28.6) at 1/10/2002 5:04:43 PM |
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You can trademark the same name in seperate markets. Since this guy was selling a novelty item rather than an computer item the markets are different.
For instance, Microsoft hast the trademark for Windows in the computer software market, but they cannot sue Anderson or Pella for using the term Windows in the housing market. I don't believe this guy has a case. He appears to be following the "sue-microsoft" business plan. |
| #3 By 2 (24.54.152.159) at 1/10/2002 8:39:21 PM |
| Pella didn't trademark Windows though... |
| #4 By 135 (208.50.201.48) at 1/10/2002 10:35:17 PM |
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No Pella didn't trademark Windows, but Microsoft can't sue them either because there is no chance you will ever confuse the two products.
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| #5 By 135 (209.180.28.6) at 1/11/2002 7:50:21 PM |
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Umm, Pocket PC is pretty generic. It's a PC that fits in your pocket.
Sort of like Laptop, Notebook, etc. I'm afraid I still see no value in this man's lawsuit. |
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