Re: The FAQ manual of style

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Terry Carroll (carroll@tjc.com)
Thu, 24 Apr 1997 21:57:38 -0700 (PDT)


On Thu, 24 Apr 1997, Matt Messina wrote:

> I think there was some discussion a while back about trademarking "FAQ".
> I don't remember if it was ever resolved whether this is a Good Idea, but
> even if it is, it probably isn't workable. Terry may correct me if I'm
> wrong, but trademarks, unlike copyrights, must be defended to be kept, and
> we hardly have the resources to defend it against even infrequent
> challenges.

That's true, but even more to the point, I think "FAQ" has been generic
for a long, long time, precluding it from being used (alone, anyway) as a
trademark.

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