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new, courier, mono"> <DIV>Correct Mark,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>and do
not forget that Tade Marks are usually registered per a narrow defined
'product' group, not as a monopoly to use a set sequence of letters. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In the Thai Red Bull case it is a name for a
distillery, not a product, and in use since 1988. </DIV> <DIV>
</DIV> <DIV>Ulf </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>
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style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT:
#000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">-----Original Message-----<BR>From:
"Mark Gillespie" <mark@whiskycast.com><BR>To:
<mm-malts-l@grsnet.net><BR>Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2007 19:20:46 -0400<BR>
Subject: [MM-MALTS-L] Re: Thai Bev = malt whisky distillery?<BR><BR> <DIV
class=Section1> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Garamond size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond">>></SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Courier New"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">Interesting,
"Red Bull" is an International registrered Trademark :<?xml:namespace prefix
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size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond"><o:p> </o:p>
</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Garamond size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond">Well, it wouldn’t be the
first time Thais have been accused of intellectual property issues…but
while “Red Bull” may be registered internationally…I believe one still
has to claim “first use” in each country to enforce that
trademark…<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT
face=Garamond size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond">
<o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Garamond
size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond">Of course, I’m
not a lawyer…and I could well be wrong…<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Garamond size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt;
FONT-FAMILY: Garamond"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <P
class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Garamond size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt;
FONT-FAMILY: Garamond">Mark<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
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