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There are plenty of generic names in software that refer to some element of the product. Apple has a word processor called Pages, while Microsoft has one calle
by pavlov 3y ago
There are plenty of generic names in software that refer to some element of the product.
Apple has a word processor called Pages, while Microsoft has one called Word. There were many applications before these that operated on pages and words.
If the trademark is “Microsoft Windows”, it’s just as specific as “Apple Pages”.
- Tempest1981 3y agoI couldn't tell -- which of these is trademarked? - Microsoft Word - Microsoft Teams - Microsoft 365 - Microsoft Office - Apple Pages I searched here, but didn't know how to interpret the results: https://tmsearch.uspto.gov/ https://tmsearch.uspto.gov/
- jameshart 3y agoMicrosoft’s own list (https://query.prod.cms.rt.microsoft.com/cms/api/am/binary/RWArzw https://query.prod.cms.rt.microsoft.com/cms/api/am/binary/RW... - PDF warning) - while it explicitly says it is non-exhaustive - doesn’t appear to claim ‘Word’ or any variant of it - only the word icons and logos. From your list it lists Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Teams and Office 365, but not Microsoft Office.
- MadVikingGod 3y agoThanks to jameshart's list, and the search you provided I found: - Windows: No Microsoft needed https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=74090419&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=74090419&caseSearchType=U... - Microsoft Teams: Needs Microsoft https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=87687687&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=87687687&caseSearchType=U... - Nothing for Word - Microsoft 365: https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=87640393&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=87640393&caseSearchType=U... - No Microsoft Office, but Office 365: https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=85387679&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=85387679&caseSearchType=U...