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Wars observe trademarks? I thought the Red Cross was established by international treaty. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Geneva_Convention https://en.wikip
by marshray 14y ago
Wars observe trademarks? I thought the Red Cross was established by international treaty. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Geneva_Convention https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Geneva_Convention
- dllthomas 14y agoNo, but if there is a red cross on white on a sign, it's good to know it's not just advertising from back before the region became a warzone.
- mzs 14y agoHow long before? http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Knights_Templar_Cross.svg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Knights_T...
- vidarh 14y agoBoth the cross of the Knights Templar, and the similar Maltese cross used by the Knights Hospitalier are quite distinct from the straight cross the Red Cross uses. I very much doubt anyone anywhere where variations like that are likely to be seen would confuse them.
- lmm 14y agoAnd that makes it impossible for it to be protected as a trademark?
- marshray 14y agoI didn't say that.