Matthew Garrett writes: > No, Hormel only claim the capitalised form. In capitalised form it's a > clear reference to the food product, and as such is potentially > infringing under various circumstances.
I'm quite certain that if you brought out a brand of canned pork under the label "spam" that US courts would find it "confusingly similar" to Hormel's "SPAM" mark. While the canonical form of a word trademark is all caps, changing the capitalization or typeface won't save you from infringement. -- John Hasler -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
