For those of you that haven't been following this story for the past two months, basically Psion created this product called the Netbook and Netbook Pro several years ago and out of the blue started sending out cease and desist letters to major PC manufacturers and websites with 'Netbook' in their domain name or product description. While we weren't lucky enough to get one of our own (NetbookReviews.com wasn't live when all the letters went out) it looks like their shenanigans may soon be over. Dell filed a petition for cancellation of Psion's trademark of the term 'Netbook'. While I'm no legal guru, I'm pretty sure that when a company lets a term go mainstream for a year and a half by netbook manufacturers and consumers before resorting to legal action it was only natural their efforts would be futile. I feel pretty confident Dell will win this case and we won't have to worry about any more silly cease and desist letters going out to companies and websites.
What do you think? Will Dell win the case?
via thegadgetsite
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