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Intellectual Property

Dec. 18, 1998

What's in a Name?

SAN JOSE - In the parlance of the Internet, "listserv" is the generic name for an online discussion group, in which members send and receive e-mail on a subject of their interest. But to a company that owns a trademark on the word, its common use by cybersurfers has gone too far.

By James Evans
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN JOSE - In the parlance of the Internet, "listserv" is the generic name for an online discussion group, in which members send and receive e-mail on a subject of their interest. But to a company that owns a trademark on the word, its common use by cybersurfers has gone too far.
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