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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...
>