Re: [wg-b] Variations

[Ellen Rony <erony@marin.k12.ca.us>]

John Berryhill wrote:
>Which of the following are, or are not, permissible "sunrise" variations of
>the mark "Coke":
>
>Croak
>Cake
>Coat
>Joke
>Croat
>Croke
>Cloak
>Coca
>Cocoa
>
>Alternatively, can anyone suggest 20 variations of Coke that they think
>Coca-Cola should be entitled to?

		Not.

Koke
Toke
tokeacola
Chokeoncoke
tokeoncoke
crokeoncoke
cokeisajoke
cokekills
cokesucks
mycoke
ycoke
virtualcola
worldcoke
gratefulcoke

>
>Is the place name "Kodiak" for a city in Alaska confusingly similar to
>"Kodak"?  Why or why not?  Answers including things like "if the TLD is
>.film" are not acceptable, since the proposal is to apply the "sunrise"
>period to all new TLD's?
>
>The bonus challenge is to come up with 20 variations of "IBM".  Since the
>number of variations is independent of the number of characters in the mark,
>I'd LOVE to see how you get 20 out of IBM.

Confusingly similar?

IBM2		I be musical, too
IBMW		Internet Boastful Mechanics Worldwide
IBMA		International Brawny Males Association
FOBIBM		Friends of IBM
IBMdead 	Ich bien morte -
ibmUGH		i-bowel movement
therealIBM 	Ida B.Moniker
UBM
MYBM
IBMSTATS	IBM network data
IBL		Idaho Bowling League



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