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Velcro lawyers take their brand "seriously" (Original Post)
OnlinePoker
Sep 2017
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I've worked for a company that got a letter for using "Velco" as a generic term.
WhiskeyGrinder
Sep 2017
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matt819
(10,749 posts)1. Brilliant - and hysterically funny - watch it (nt)
lapfog_1
(31,777 posts)2. That was so funny I had to grab a Kleenex to wipe my tears... - n/t
hunter
(40,476 posts)3. Stuff that makes lawyers happy... and I fully support Trademark law.
But we all know T'Pol's second foremother brought hook-and-loop fasteners to earth when a Vulcan starship crash landed in Carbon Creek, Pennsylvania, in 1957.
http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Carbon_Creek_%28episode%29
rzemanfl
(31,257 posts)4. Indeed. K&R. n/t
rickford66
(6,053 posts)5. Great message, but I couldn't understand the words.
I guess I should use a Q-Tip.
WhiskeyGrinder
(26,662 posts)6. I've worked for a company that got a letter for using "Velco" as a generic term.
Their trademark people are some of the best in the business.
