Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2002 09:42:16 -0400
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	Dawe on Sat, 22 Jun 2002 09:06:25 +0100)
Subject: Re: Trademark infringement: zippo
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> I've just been informed that I face litigation if I don't stop using
> the Zippo trademark.

I checked the trademark database, there are multiple companies holding
TMs to "zippo" so it can't be a full-coverage trademark.  As long as
we don't make lighters we should be OK.

> (Zippo is a brand of cigarette lighters.)

I don't think djgpp can be confused with cigarette lighters.