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Daniel G. Dresner <daniel -dot- dresner -at- NCC -dot- CO -dot- UK> wrote:
>I recently read that someone had made 'Y2K' a trademark to brand the
>millennium-compliance work that they do. Can they do this?
I'm not a lawyer and I don't play one on TV, but as I understand it,
yes they can. Whether or not they can hold onto it past the first
law suit is another matter.
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