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| RayB:
Technically, his emulator IS a "multiple arcade machine emulator". Vantage is also a "multiple arcade machine emulator". Mame.net never used the "TM" symbol to protect the word. Vantage, or Ultracade CAN legally register "Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator". The mistake was stealing the logo. If he re-registers with a new logo, there could be a very long legal battle ahead... |
| Crazy Cooter:
Not really though, M.A.M.E. is an acronym for Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator. That definition is inherent in the name itself. The slang/shortened term "MAME" refers to the "correct" name. So while those programs emulate multiple arcade machines, M.A.M.E. is the Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator. Kind of like I.R.S. = Internal Revenue Service = IRS. |
| mnm1200:
--- Quote from: RayB on February 23, 2005, 03:37:34 pm ---Technically, his emulator IS a "multiple arcade machine emulator". Vantage is also a "multiple arcade machine emulator". Mame.net never used the "TM" symbol to protect the word. Vantage, or Ultracade CAN legally register "Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator". The mistake was stealing the logo. If he re-registers with a new logo, there could be a very long legal battle ahead... --- End quote --- This is my take on it. How can you trademark a simple descriptive name? To me, this plays out a lot like someone trying to trademark the name 'TV' and 'television' or 'role-playing game' and 'RPG'. The term 'multiple arcade machine emulator' and 'MAME' is a descriptive term to describe what the program does along with the abbreviation... |
| RayB:
Uh, you may not think that makes sense, but welcome to the trademark biz. Phrases CAN be registered as trademarks. How else to corps protect catch-phrases like "The choice of a new generation" (Pepsi) (search for serial # 73506722 As for Cooter's IRS example. Excellent choice Coot. Now look at these EXISTING AND APPROVED trademarks for "IRS": serial numbers 76513139, 76243381, 76488042, 76207090, 74230050, 74507857 ... |
| Crazy Cooter:
The search timed out RayB. Post the serial # and I can find it that way. I'm waiting to see IRS: The choice of a new generation. ;) You can TM phrases, but you can't trademark anything that will cause confusion between your item and something else. Since he's trying to trademark what MAME stands for, it won't be allowed. I can't trademark "compact disc" because a cd is a cd. Now if I invented cd's, then I could patent it... but that's a different story. |
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