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[Get Real!]

If the vehicle is being manufactured by a company calling themselves 3-wheeler,

Then no other company can manufacture vehicles and sell them as 3-wheeler.

but that doesnt stop other manufacturers creating 3 wheeled vehicles.

Unless a patent was granted to 3-wheeler that states that only they can make vehicles with only 3 wheels because it is their intellectual property.

do you get it now?

You're talking about trademarks while I was talking about patents.

[Maximus]

If the vehicle is being manufactured by a company calling themselves 3-wheeler,

Then no other company can manufacture vehicles and sell them as 3-wheeler.

but that doesnt stop other manufacturers creating 3 wheeled vehicles.

Unless a patent was granted to 3-wheeler that states that only they can make vehicles with only 3 wheels because it is their intellectual property.

do you get it now?

You're talking about trademarks while I was talking about patents.

I was talking about trade marks and patents and intellectual property from the beginning.

[Kikapu]

Maybe I am not fully up to speed on this,

But isn't Halloumi a trade mark.

Just like Nike make sneakers, it doesn't stop others from making sneakers,

The issue is if others make sneakers and try to sell them as Nike's or sell these sneakers under that trade mark.

Another example would be McDonald s. Anyone can sell burgers and french fries but you cant sell under their trade mark, or sell burgers and French fries made with the same ingredients.

Australian manufacturers of Cypriot cheese will have to comply with international trade mark, intellectual property and patent laws.

Or they will have to make their own style of Halloumi and call it something else. Like Cypriot style cheese.

Halloumi is trade marked and its ingredients are of protected status.

Correct me if I am wrong.

Is Ouzo a trademark?

No but it’s a specific product made in a specific way, and originating from a specific place.

So to use the NOUN “Ouzo” (yes, it becomes a NOUN not a label) on the packaging one has to satisfy all the above criteria.

But the clue is in your answer,

Ouzo is not trade marked, nor does it have protected status.

It has protection because it is a recognized NOUN.

In essence, Halloumi has just become a recognized NOUN.

For example, take the description “3-wheeler”.

Can a vehicle with less than or more than 3 wheels be called a “3-wheeler”?

The answer is no, because everyone knows what to expect from a “3-wheeler” and they will not accept any product with less or more wheels to use that name.

Quite. Same with a “threesom”.

Anything more, will be a “gangbang”.

Anything less, is a “marriage”!

[Get Real!]

If the vehicle is being manufactured by a company calling themselves 3-wheeler,

Then no other company can manufacture vehicles and sell them as 3-wheeler.

but that doesnt stop other manufacturers creating 3 wheeled vehicles.

Unless a patent was granted to 3-wheeler that states that only they can make vehicles with only 3 wheels because it is their intellectual property.

do you get it now?

You're talking about trademarks while I was talking about patents.

I was talking about trade marks and patents and intellectual property from the beginning.

Well I honestly can’t explain it any better and neither do I see any problem you may be hinting at...

No company would ever be granted a noun as a trademark, as hard as many have tried...

[Get Real!]

Quite. Same with a “threesom”.

Anything more, will be a “gangbang”.

Anything less, is a “marriage”!

Only... threesome has an "e" at the end!

[Maximus]

If the vehicle is being manufactured by a company calling themselves 3-wheeler,

Then no other company can manufacture vehicles and sell them as 3-wheeler.

but that doesnt stop other manufacturers creating 3 wheeled vehicles.

Unless a patent was granted to 3-wheeler that states that only they can make vehicles with only 3 wheels because it is their intellectual property.

do you get it now?

You're talking about trademarks while I was talking about patents.

I was talking about trade marks and patents and intellectual property from the beginning.

Well I honestly can’t explain it any better and neither do I see any problem you may be hinting at...

No company would ever be granted a noun as a trademark, as hard as many have tried...

Halloumi is trademarked it also has protected status.

To manufacture and sell Halloumi, another way would involved calling it something else and using different ingredients.

[Get Real!]

Halloumi is trademarked it also has protected status.

To manufacture and sell Halloumi, another way would involved calling it something else and using different ingredients.

You mean PATENTED, not trademarked.
ie:

Helicopter = patent

“Speedo" helicopters = trademark

[Maximus]

The “HALLOUMI” trademark was registered in the UK Intellectual Property Office on 22 February 2002 in the name of the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Tourism of the Republic of Cyprus.

The name halloumi is a protected Cypriot product in the United States and in the UK. In the European Union, the process of achieving Protected Designation of Origin has been delayed largely due to a conflict between dairy producers and sheep and goat farmers as to whether and how much cow's milk the cheese may contain.

[Get Real!]

The “HALLOUMI” trademark was registered in the UK Intellectual Property Office on 22 February 2002 in the name of the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Tourism of the Republic of Cyprus.

The name halloumi is a protected Cypriot product in the United States and in the UK. In the European Union, the process of achieving Protected Designation of Origin has been delayed largely due to a conflict between dairy producers and sheep and goat farmers as to whether and how much cow's milk the cheese may contain.

Maximus, I was having a lot more fun programming when I foolishly decided to respond to your query thinking it was a genuine one.

So I'll catch you later...

[Maximus]

The “HALLOUMI” trademark was registered in the UK Intellectual Property Office on 22 February 2002 in the name of the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Tourism of the Republic of Cyprus.

The name halloumi is a protected Cypriot product in the United States and in the UK. In the European Union, the process of achieving Protected Designation of Origin has been delayed largely due to a conflict between dairy producers and sheep and goat farmers as to whether and how much cow's milk the cheese may contain.

Maximus, I was having a lot more fun programming when I foolishly decided to respond to your query thinking it was a genuine one.

So I'll catch you later...

Thank god, I was thinking the same.