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The phone number for the U.S. Trademark Association free Trademark Hotline
was incorrect in the STC article. (Thanks to Mary Ferguson for pointing this
out--it connects to a recording for Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield.)
The correct phone number is (212) 768-9886, and the hotline is staffed from
2-5 pm Eastern time (New York City).
Kathy Bruni
Technical Writer
Wall Data Incorporated, Kirkland, WA
kbruni -at- hq -dot- walldata -dot- com
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The September 1995 issue of the STC magazine, "INTERCOM," contained an
article called "Using and Abusing Trademarks," by Judy Petersen. The article
recommended several sources for updated trademark info:
1) Writer's Digest - a column called "Trademark Updates." Write to Writer's
Digest, Box 2123, Harlan, IA 51593, USA.
2) The U.S. Trademark Association's free Trademark Hotline. Call (212)
986-5880.
3) The International Trademark Association. They sell an editorial package
with a checklist of about 4,000 correctly spelled trademarks and their
generic terms. Contact: International Trademark Association, 1133 Avenue of
the Americas, New York, NY 10036-6710, USA.
