Lindows Wins a Big One

desdemona · May 25, 2004

Lindows Wins a Big One in Windows Trademark Suit

By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols

May 24, 2004

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday denied Microsoft's appeal that the term "windows" be considered only as it is understood by the public today—not as it was when the company's Windows was introduced in 1985—as the company's trademark litigation against Lindows continues.

The case has been sent back for trial to Judge John Coughenour of the U.S. District Court in Seattle, who issued the order that Microsoft Corp. was appealing.

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