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FRESH!!

There are a number of different catagories. Food and radio stations aren't in the same one. The government figures no one will confuse a delicious flaky roll with a flakey format on a radio station...
 
SFStatic said:
There are a number of different catagories. Food and radio stations aren't in the same one. The government figures no one will confuse a delicious flaky roll with a flakey format on a radio station...
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Indeed. In my Johnson's example the trademark is divided into separate uses by one company for hair soap and another unrelated company for foot soap. The more common the word the less protection is available for it. "Fresh" is in nearly as common use as "new" and "free".
 
SFStatic said: "There are a number of different catagories. Food and radio stations aren't in the same one. The government figures no one will confuse a delicious flaky roll with a flakey format on a radio station..."

David Kaye said:"Indeed. In my Johnson's example the trademark is divided into separate uses by one company for hair soap and another unrelated company for foot soap. The more common the word the less protection is available for it. "Fresh" is in nearly as common use as 'new' and 'free'."

I think everybody gets your point. I believe KIFR was joking when he invoked Pillsbury, and I know my response was a joke...however obvious and unfunny it may have been. But as long as the subject has been revived, David...let's use the word "free" no matter how ubiquitous. If I started a newspaper called the SF Free Press or decided to market Fat Free Muffins, I'm sure I'd be fine, but if I decided to start a talk radio station and call it "Free-FM," you don't think CBS would have a trademark infringement case against me?
 
Lkeller said:
but if I decided to start a talk radio station and call it "Free-FM," you don't think CBS would have a trademark infringement case against me?
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Interesting point. I'd think not. Lots of people have talked about "free form" radio over the years, so there is a certain generality about "free" in regards to radio formats, I'd think, as opposed to, say, "Asparagus FM" or "Mars FM".
 
Yes I was kidding ;D

Just trying to use the word 'fresh'. Like Safeway has FRESH Baked bread in their bakeries. There are a lot of uses for the word 'Fresh'. I know that no one can stop some one else from using that word. But to use it as a radio stations identity, then that is different. Just trying to throw in some humor. Sometimes the board gets way to serious.

Thanks for recognizing, LKeller.
 
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