The color on the Dolch sticker is awesome. I'd have to think of a use, but I am interested. Think about how cool it would look with a Dolch set.Yeah make it the same size as a keycap and stick it on top, would make a nice Esc, or just put it on your kb with Dolch caps.
Didn't someone say in the other thread that black isn't the right color for that?Nah it's the correct colour
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The color on the Dolch sticker is awesome. I'd have to think of a use, but I am interested. Think about how cool it would look with a Dolch set.
Also, domed stickers are nice.
Didn't someone say in the other thread that black isn't the right color for that?
fix it and im in :3
Think we'd have trademark issues?
Didn't someone say in the other thread that black isn't the right color for that?Nah it's the correct colour
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I'll get a quote from these guys tomorrowish.Didn't someone say in the other thread that black isn't the right color for that?Nah it's the correct colour
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One of the issues with trademarks though is that-- with the exception of a few brands so globally prominent as to be basically protected in every possible arena-- trademarks are good for only a specific market. They can sell Dolch computers, but that doesn't prevent someone from selling Dolch blenders, as long as there's no attempt of consumer confusion. There's definitely an interesting argument there. "You mean this Quickfire Rapid covered in novelty caps is not a packet-analysis device?"
Also, it reminds me of how-- back in the day-- you could get all sorts of custom front-panel stickers for your PC to fit in that 1x1 inch logo opening old generic cases had. Many of the most popular designs were questionable from a trademark mindset-- Star Wars logos, processor, mobo, and video card maker logos, etc. Somehow people survived that era intact. Maybe it works with the above restriction-- the stickers themselves are presented in a way that doesn't cause customer confusion-- "replacement for touch-up/restoration of original PAC-xxx devices" -- and if someone slaps it on a PC and tries to sell it as a Dolch packet analyzer, that's their problem.
Think we'd have trademark issues?
How long do the trademarks lastThink we'd have trademark issues?
Nobody seems to be actively using the trademark.
Both companies listed on computing history don't have products with that brand.
http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/sec/1175/dolch-computer-systems/
How long do the trademarks lastThink we'd have trademark issues?
Nobody seems to be actively using the trademark.
Both companies listed on computing history don't have products with that brand.
http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/sec/1175/dolch-computer-systems/
How long do the trademarks lastThink we'd have trademark issues?
Nobody seems to be actively using the trademark.
Both companies listed on computing history don't have products with that brand.
http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/sec/1175/dolch-computer-systems/
Trademarks don't have a set expiration date; they can be formally abandoned, or they can be lost by non-usage.
The US Patent and Trademark office has a registered-trademark search facility. It's a ***** to use because you can't just link to results; you have to do the search yourself to see them.
It shows six registrations for 'Dolch': Two are brand new and pertain to a restaurant called 'Dolch'eh'. One is for computer software. One is for educational materials. The other two are dead. Of the dead ones, one was cancelled in 1989, and pertained to electronic testing equipment. I suspect that's the one we're interested in.
The results for a "word and logo" trademark search were similar; the result list expands to ten.
I am not a lawyer, just someone with an obsessive interest in intellectual property concepts. But you might want to bounce the concept off someone who's more familiar with the relevant regulations than I am.
Calling them could be a good idea.
It could also start a fire where there wasn't one.