Re: Cafe Press Items

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2008/5/15 11:33:55

Some of us are old enough to remember when "scotch" brand tape meant that it was manufactured by 3M (Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing). What happened there is that 3M lost the rights to the exclusive use of the trade mark "Scotch" because they were lax in enforcement against infringers. The same loss of rights can occur with patent protection if you allow others to infringe long enough without attempting to protect your rights.