Werewolf -> Sulphur -> <blank>? Sulphur is a <blank>, <NewName> is a <blank>

[Callum Lerwick]

On Sat, May 24, 2008 at 1:12 PM, Richard Hally <rhally at mindspring.com>
wrote:

> Horst H. von Brand wrote:
>
>> Jesse Keating <jkeating at redhat.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, 2008-05-22 at 17:07 +0300, Manuel Wolfshant wrote:
>>>
>>>> "Neon," which also happens to be the element 10 in the periodic
>>>>>
>>>> table.
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> I LOVE this one.
>>>>
>>> Unfortunately it doesn't follow the "is a" algorithm.
>>>
>>
>> How not? Sulphur and Neon are both chemical elements.
>>
>
> "Neon" may not get past legal since it is the name of a car model used by
> the Chrysler Corporation.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge_Neon


Trademarks are enforced with industry and uniqueness in mind. I would hope
that cars and operating systems are unrelated enough markets to not be a
problem. Its also not particularly unique, being the name of an element. But
then IANAL.
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