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On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 17:43:16 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
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"Capt. Bess Kidd" wrote in message
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"Wilbur Hubbard" wrote:
http://www.ellago.net/

Hmmmmmmm.

Wilbur Hubbard

El lago means 'the lake' in Spanish. Does the potato chips have a
copyright on the word "the lake"?


Shut up, Bess, you're a pest and you don't know nothin! Girls aren't
allowed here anymore, let alone girl captains. It's bad enough we
gotta
put up with the likes of Gaynz who's girl enough.

It's a friggin food product and the site I linked handles food
products
and has the rights to the el lago name. They'll be all over Joe like
Al
Sharpton and Jesse Jackson on Jena as soon as they find out about it.

I guaran-dam-tee it.

Wilbur Hubbard

I believe the issue would be "registered trademark", rather than
"copyright"

Nonetheless, Joe may have a bit of a problem, if the owner of that
tradmark
decides that his venture may be confused with their own, and wants to
pursue it.
Has he even registered the trademark? I would assume he has, since he
claims to
have done a lot of research.

My guess is that the "El Lago" brand that sells chips, and condiments
would
have a pretty easy time convincing a judge that someone selling coffee
beans
under that name would be an infringement.



Yeh, that's what I think too . . . What if the first El Lago decides to
have their own brand of coffee? I think they have a right to that
registered trademark for it. Joe will be seen as a Johnny-come-lately.
Could lose his ass.

Wilbur Hubbard