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Subject:Re: Trademarks for Other Companies' Products From:"Wayne J. Douglass" <wayned -at- VERITY -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 25 Apr 1997 15:05:47 -0700
At 03:34 PM 4/25/97 -0700, Melinda Carr wrote:
>How do you handle trademarks for other companies' products in your
>documentation? Do you include the trademark or registered trademark
>symbol in the text? Do you include a page that lists the trademarks of
>all the products you mention and who owns them? Do you include a blanket
>statement somewhere that says brand and product names are the trademarks
>or registered trademarks of their respective owners and leave it at
>that?
>
Either (2) or (3) is acceptable and (3) is easiest of all (but check with
your legal department for possible repercussions). (1) is not necessary if
you employ (2) or (3).
--Wayne Douglass
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