On 9/16/05, Mark Pellegrini <mapellegrini(a)comcast.net> wrote:
For those who are unaware, there was recently a high profile (and, IMO,
very shady) attempt in Australia to trademark the term Linux. In order to
receive a trademark, the applicants had to demonstrate the term Linux is
generic.
Actually that should be non-generic. A generic term--one that is not
commonly associated with a particular brand--cannot be trademarked..