Does the word "punatic" have an origin?

[Carolann R]

heeheeehee huligirl...just go to the search engine at the top of the page and do a keyword search for mel...I mean punatic! LOL!!!


Carrie

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[mella l]

Whoa! Too Many to count for sure! My search was Punatic Origin and didn't get that number of hits! LOL

mella l

[mella l]

From the archives also.

mella l

[hpp4me]

Howard probably meant to say "trademarked." "Punatic" has not been trademarked yet. Given its long use, it is unlikely that a trademark would be given, and if given could be defended successfully in court.

I'm not a lawyer but we have an intellectual property lawyer on retainer for our business and have learned a thing or two about the topic.

Trademarks can be searched here: http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?f=searchss&state=l5ouh8.1.1

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Originally posted by Andrew

Howard:

It would probably be best if you knew what you were talking about. Copyright a word? I don't think so. Look here: http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html#wnp

and I quote: "WHAT IS NOT PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT?
Several categories of material are generally not eligible for federal copyright protection. These include among others:

Works that have not been fixed in a tangible form of expression (for example, choreographic works that have not been notated or recorded, or improvisational speeches or performances that have not been written or recorded)

Titles, names, short phrases, and slogans; familiar symbols or designs; mere variations of typographic ornamentation, lettering, or coloring; mere listings of ingredients or contents

Ideas, procedures, methods, systems, processes, concepts, principles, discoveries, or devices, as distinguished from a description, explanation, or illustration

Works consisting entirely of information that is common property and containing no original authorship (for example: standard calendars, height and weight charts, tape measures and rulers, and lists or tables taken from public documents or other common sources)

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To get the right answer, you must first ask the right question. If you are planning to sell t-shirts and bumper stickers, the question you need to answer is not who coined the word, but has anyone registered it as a trademark or copyright before your action, whether they coined it or not.

Howard

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[Tahunatics]

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Originally posted by huligirl

Are the tea shirts and stickers available thru any local merchants? Just curious if the Volcano Garden Art Center had any, or Hirano's.

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Tony sells them here: http://www.punatic.net/punatic.html