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Ruling Puts Microsoft's 'Windows' Trademark at Risk

Feb 12, 2004 4:40AM PST

By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
February 11, 2004

Lindows.com on Tuesday won an important early tactical victory against Microsoft in their ongoing trademark dispute. The judge ruled that 'windows' must be considered in its historical user-interface context.






Microsoft recently landed several blows in Europe against Lindows.com Inc. in its ongoing "Windows" trademark battle. However, the Redmond firm on Tuesday suffered a potentially major setback stateside.


Read more: http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,4149,1525080,00.asp

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