> For instance, could I launch an OS called CocaCola? Yes. Edit: so long as you don't use Coca-Cola's design marks For example, EOS is (1) a model of car (2)

> For instance, could I launch an OS called CocaCola? Yes. Edit: so long as you don't use Coca-Cola's design marks For example, EOS is (1) a model of car (2) a sub-brand of camera (3) an operating system. Neither Volkswagen nor Canon have shown any interest in smashing the Arista group's use of EOS. The Gnome / Groupon example is much narrower in market scope but not so close as Phoenix ( BIOS ) versus Phoenix ( database ), which seem to co-exist OK.