Talk:Painted ladies/Archive 1
Latest comment: 14 years ago by Yogurtchips in topic Capitalization (and "trademarked"???)
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Capitalization (and "trademarked"???)
Shouldn't this be titled "Painted Ladies" (with a capital 'L')? This is not an article about ladies who are painted. It is the formal name of these six houses. Therefore, by the simple rules of first grade grammar, I would think the 'L' should be capitalized. -- ShinmaWa(talk) 02:45, 17 June 2007 (UTC)
- i tend to agree. unless my english tutoring fails me, 'Painted Ladies' is a proper noun.--emerson7 | Talk 00:24, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
- Judging from your sloppy capitalization there (lowercase "i" and "english"), yes, I'd say your tutoring has quite possibly failed you; this is simply not a proper noun. Which brings up another problem: since when is the term "painted ladies" trademarked? WTF? Unless someone can demonstrate that this is the case, the term should be lowercased and the bit about trademarking removed. +ILike2BeAnonymous (talk) 23:34, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
- It is trademarked - Go to the U.S. Patent Office's Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS) and search for either "Painted Ladies" or serial/registration #74100789. I suspect the trademark was done as you can't copyright a book title and so they trademarked the term to prevent its use on knock-off books, calendars, posters, etc. Here's the current data from TESS:
Marc Kupper (talk) (contribs) 17:56, 17 March 2008 (UTC)Word Mark PAINTED LADIES Goods and Services IC 016. US 037 038. G & S: publications, specifically note cards, calendars, and a series of books featuring Victorian houses. FIRST USE: 19780900. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 19780900 Mark Drawing Code (1) TYPED DRAWING Serial Number 74100789 Filing Date September 27, 1990 Current Filing Basis 1A Original Filing Basis 1A Published for Opposition September 17, 1991 Registration Number 1667597 Registration Date December 10, 1991 Owner (REGISTRANT) Larsen, Michael INDIVIDUAL UNITED STATES
(REGISTRANT) Elizabeth Pomada INDIVIDUAL UNITED STATESAttorney of Record Thomas R. Lampe Type of Mark TRADEMARK Register PRINCIPAL-2(F) Affidavit Text SECT 15. SECT 8 (6-YR). SECTION 8(10-YR) 20011024. Renewal 1ST RENEWAL 20011024 Live/Dead Indicator LIVE
Not getting on anyone's side, this is no place to argue and be mean to other users. Kindly suggest a way to improve the article. That is the purpose of this talk page! If you disagree with a suggestion, say so, explain why, and give your own suggestion. As long as your writing is understandable, do not worry about grammar.Yogurtchips (talk) 15:56, 29 December 2009 (UTC)