Re: Dry garden question
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Dry garden question
- From: C* P* L*
- Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1998 23:39:50 -0500 (CDT)
> >A trademarked name? If so, you'd think the Xeriscape Plant Guide published
> >in cooperation with the Denver Water and the American Water Works Assn.
> >would mention that fact in a footnote or something. I'll grant that Denver
> >Water has been at the forefront in this movement, but I doubt that they
> >trademarked the work. Margaret
> >
> Margaret, take a look at http://www.xeriscape.org/ You'll see the big TM
> next to the word "Xeriscape." I know it sounds ridiculous, but they did it
> anyway.
The copyright notice on the same page has a link explaining why they
got the trademark, etc. Given their explanation ("It is illegal for
private sector businesses to use the term Xeriscape in the title of their
business"), I don't understand why all of their pages say "XERISCAPE
COLORADO!, INC." at the top and bottom...
However, the phrase "xeric gardening", "xeric landscaping", or even
"arid gardening" would probably do the same trick.
And tomorrow I'm going to trademark "mesiscape" and "forestscape" (no,
not really). :)
Chris
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