Thank you, Mr. Lord. I stand corrected. That is, of course, the case and I should have know it. Issues of trade mark have always confused me where it has to do with names and terms. (shaking head) There's a long, ridiculous story behind it concerning a challenge to my right to use my own name in public representations, bla bla bla. Thanks again Paul.
--- In ModularSynthPanels@yahoogroups.com, Paul Lord <plord@...> wrote:
>
> One correction to the analysis from Bill
>
> On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 2:22 PM, wjhall11 <wjhall@...> wrote:
> > There is a possible exception to do with the trademark of the term "KLEE"
> > but trademark is a whole other can of worms and would require Mr. Stites to
> > register the term, or so I understand.
>
> Proof of prior commercial use (that's the "trade" part) is usually
> sufficient for a trademark claim. Registration provides additional
> protections. It is exactly analogous to copyrights, which exist upon
> creation of the work but which have much smaller teeth until
> registered.
>
> Paul
> --
> who is also going to buy one however this works out and whatever it costs...
>