JAAman wrote:
one thing about trademarks... it includes anything similar
basically, if you are using a name or symbol which may look familiar to someone acquainted with another company/product in the same market, then it is a violation of trademark
you cant trademark a single letter or a number... but any name or symbol you use, is automatically trademarked, and anything similar to it, is a violation of that trademark -- it doesnt have to be exactly the same, only similar, and used in the same territory, and in the same/similar market
Trademarks are not automatically protected. You must register a trademark (for a fee) in order for protection to occur. However, in some cases, an "unregistered trademark" can carry legal weight; in general, this only applies to well pre-established names.
The general basic requirement of a trademark is that it be distinctive and non-trivial. The iPrefix fails both tests.