Comments on: Using Trademarks in Your Conversation? Beware! http://scott.yang.id.au/2006/10/using-trademarks-in-your-conversation-beware/ Faith, Technology and Randomness in Life, According to Scott Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:56:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: whatchamacalit http://scott.yang.id.au/2006/10/using-trademarks-in-your-conversation-beware/comment-page-1/#comment-53201 whatchamacalit Sat, 28 Oct 2006 20:13:14 +0000 http://scott.yang.id.au/2006/10/using-trademarks-in-your-conversation-beware/#comment-53201 Did you see <a href="http://neosmart.net/blog/archives/275" rel="nofollow">this post</a> with Matt's official reply on it? Did you see this post with Matt’s official reply on it?

]]> By: Mike http://scott.yang.id.au/2006/10/using-trademarks-in-your-conversation-beware/comment-page-1/#comment-53055 Mike Sat, 28 Oct 2006 02:18:23 +0000 http://scott.yang.id.au/2006/10/using-trademarks-in-your-conversation-beware/#comment-53055 That's exactly my point. The article somewhat implies that you can get in trouble for that if not used in the sense of "I went to Google and googled you today" but the fact of the matter is that no one could possibly police that. But if you wrote a book and made a statement like, "I googled 'carrot cake' at Ask.com" then you could -- and quite possibly should -- be sued for it. You are all of the sudden profiting from someone else's name while using it in an incorrect situation. If you've ever owned a TM, you'd understand the need to protect your property. And the need to do so grows exponentially with the size and visibility of your company. That’s exactly my point. The article somewhat implies that you can get in trouble for that if not used in the sense of “I went to Google and googled you today” but the fact of the matter is that no one could possibly police that.

But if you wrote a book and made a statement like, “I googled ‘carrot cake’ at Ask.com” then you could — and quite possibly should — be sued for it. You are all of the sudden profiting from someone else’s name while using it in an incorrect situation.

If you’ve ever owned a TM, you’d understand the need to protect your property. And the need to do so grows exponentially with the size and visibility of your company.

]]> By: jean http://scott.yang.id.au/2006/10/using-trademarks-in-your-conversation-beware/comment-page-1/#comment-52954 jean Fri, 27 Oct 2006 13:48:43 +0000 http://scott.yang.id.au/2006/10/using-trademarks-in-your-conversation-beware/#comment-52954 n how exactly do u know if i hve used "google" in my conversation? n how exactly do u know if i hve used “google” in my conversation?

]]> By: Mike http://scott.yang.id.au/2006/10/using-trademarks-in-your-conversation-beware/comment-page-1/#comment-52733 Mike Thu, 26 Oct 2006 12:09:49 +0000 http://scott.yang.id.au/2006/10/using-trademarks-in-your-conversation-beware/#comment-52733 I can't imagine using the term in conversation being an issue unless it is an integral part of a prepared speech, and you charge admission for the event. However, we Americans are known to mangle the English language (and even absorb words from other languages that eventually bear no resemblance to their root word), and one of the most common things we do is turn a noun into a verb, a verb into a noun, a noun into an adjective, etc. This is a great example of that, but I really see no possible ramifications in using it improperly in everyday conversation. I can’t imagine using the term in conversation being an issue unless it is an integral part of a prepared speech, and you charge admission for the event. However, we Americans are known to mangle the English language (and even absorb words from other languages that eventually bear no resemblance to their root word), and one of the most common things we do is turn a noun into a verb, a verb into a noun, a noun into an adjective, etc. This is a great example of that, but I really see no possible ramifications in using it improperly in everyday conversation.

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