Actually, if Olympus had wanted to, they could have registered E1 as a
trademark. They have not done so, at least not in Europe. The name E1
is in fact a registered trademark in the EU, owned by a Dutch company
called E1 Logistics in Rotterdam. It is registered only for Class 39:
Transport; packaging and storage of goods; travel arrangement.
So Olympus or someone else is perfectly able to register such a name
for photographic equipment.
Olympus does have over 200 trademarks registered in the EU, including
variations on the mju-logo, two versions of the micro 4/3 logo, many
scripted versions of E and a number (ie. E-2, E-3, E-4, E-5 etc.) and
a whole bunch of names from their medical division.
Nathan
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On Aug 27, 2008, at 12:47 PM, montsnmags@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Wayne Harridge wrote:
>>> How original. Another trademark camera model number they're
>>> scarfing up.
>>>
>>
>> I don't see why manufacturers should be able to claim trademark
>> status for a
>> 2 character model number like "E1". Didn't Canon have a D60 many
>> years
>> before the Nikon D60 ?
>
> ...and didn't Nikon have the E3 in the back half of the 90's?
>
> Cheers,
> Marc
> Noosa Heads, Oz
>
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