In the message of Eric Thomas:
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> On Mon, 5 Dec 1994 15:13:17 -0400 Terry Oakes
> <[log in to unmask]> said:
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> >Are other listowners  registering their listnames as  trademarks and the
> >lists as patents and what are the legal ramifications.
>
> I think you'd  have a hard time  registering a list name  as a trademark.
 
> Registering a list as a patent... I don't see how you could do that. What
 
What about just copyrighting the welcome/info page which includes
the listname and its use/meaning?  S.