"Speaking as an attorney and as a QB player, my
first instinct tells me that something should probably
be done about this. It's probably not that big a
deal, but someone should be put on notice that the
applicant did _not_ make up the term "quizbowl" at the
absolute minimum."
[disclaimer: I am no legal
eagle. But I do watch a lot of Law and
Order.]
Shouldn't the fact that the term 'quizbowl' has become so
generic prevent the party trying to legally protect it
from doing so? To use the example that Tim so often
used in our own (lengthy) discussions of similar
senarios: you can't trademark 'milk'. Or am I completely
confused?
Rick