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"Internet Explorer" Not Owned by Microsoft

Kevin Postlewaite writes "The Wall Street Journal reports today that Microsoft does not own the name Internet Explorer. Last month, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office began registering the name to SyNet Inc. whose founder claims he has been using the name since 1994 (the firm is now defunct, after legal bills in the tens of thousands of dollars fighting Microsoft on this issue). Microsoft is planning to argue that the name Internet Explorer is, in fact, a generic name, like cola. The article is here but you need a subscription to read it. " Could someone please post a non subscribed link to this please?
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