On Sun, 7 Jul 2002, Robert L Mathews wrote:
> Don't know about that, but for what it's worth, a TESS trademark search
> indicates that the phrase "SQL Server" is a registered trademark of...
> Sybase(!).
>
> I'm surprised it was allowed to be registered, actually; it seems merely
> descriptive. One could certainly make an argument that since Microsoft
> also uses the phrase, it's generic....
They may have the right to use it; Microsoft SQL Server is based on
Sybase code. You didn't think they'd come up with a product that good
all on their own, did you? :-)
cjs
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