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Trick Question For You, Just For Fun - Dave Zan - 10-03-2006
Is realtor generic?
Trick Question For You, Just For Fun - hokeshel - 11-14-2006
Ummmm. I do not understand the question. Are you asking if the word "realtor" is generic or if the profession of realtor is generic? Or did it fly right over my head?
Trick Question For You, Just For Fun - Dave Zan - 11-14-2006
hokeshel Wrote:Ummmm. I do not understand the question. Are you asking if the word "realtor" is generic or if the profession of realtor is generic? Or did it fly right over my head?
I mean is the word "realtor" itself generic.
Trick Question For You, Just For Fun - Ladybecklyn - 11-14-2006
so, is realtor generic for seller?
Trick Question For You, Just For Fun - penguinmama - 11-14-2006
NO, it is NOT generic. Realtor is a registered/copyrighted/trademarked - anyway it's a LEGAL term for someone who works in the realty business and who is CERTIFIED. If someone starts selling houses or land and is not certified, and they use the term "Realtor" - they can be sued.
Trick Question For You, Just For Fun - Ladybecklyn - 11-15-2006
Oh....I didn't know that. Interesting thread to start Dave Zan. How exactly does this fit with domains? Now I am confused.
Trick Question For You, Just For Fun - Dave Zan - 11-15-2006
And penguinmama gave the correct answer.
To be exact (and as explained to me by one competent attorney), it's called
a "collective trademark":
Glossary
Quote:a trademark or service mark used, or intended to be used, in commerce, by the members of a cooperative, an association, or other collective group or organization, including a mark that indicates membership in a union, an association, or other organization.
Ladybecklyn Wrote:Oh....I didn't know that. Interesting thread to start Dave Zan. How exactly does this fit with domains? Now I am confused.
These past few months I've been seeing various people asking "is this name
generic?" and all that, especially if they receive a C&D. What one might see
as generic isn't necessarily seen that way by another, especially if that other
can demonstrate trademark rights to the term/s in question.
To think my father referred to his real estate agent as a "realtor". And we're
not even US-based.
Trick Question For You, Just For Fun - Ladybecklyn - 11-15-2006
I understand. People use terms that others view as generic but in fact they are trademark specific such as realtor (certified). This is very interesting, I will have to look out for other instances of this.
Trick Question For You, Just For Fun - echos - 11-16-2006
Wow, I didn`t know all that , thankx for the heads up, Echos
Trick Question For You, Just For Fun - LyricB - 11-19-2006
Good point. I remember once seeing an ad in Writer's Digest which pleaded with editors and writers to remember that the word "Kleenex" is copywrited.