Lindows trademark case delayed indefinitely
WinInfo | at | by Mike
A US district court judge put Microsoft's trademark-infringement case against Lindows.com on indefinite hold this week, pending an appeals court ruling that could strip the software giant of its Windows trademarks. The judge's decision is bad news for Microsoft, which sued Lindows.com last year because the name Lindows is too similar to Windows. The lawsuit backfired when Lindows.com challenged the Windows trademark, noting that the word windows is a generic term and thus can't be legally protected with a mark. This week's ruling means that an appeals court will decide whether windows is indeed a generic term; if so, Microsoft could lose its trademark.