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The Register: Microsoft Takes Lindows Fight to Sweden

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 11, 2003

“Microsoft has opened a second European front in its war to get
Lindows.com to change its name. The company has won a temporary
restraining order which prohibits Lindows.com from use of the marks
‘Lindows,’ ‘Lindows.com,’ and ‘LindowsOS’ in Sweden, pending a
later decision on alleged trademark infringement. The judgment in
effect halts Lindows OS sales in the country.

“Last month, Microsoft started legal action against LindowsOS
resellers in the Netherlands. A US court will decide next year if
Lindows.com infringes Microsoft’s Windows trademarks…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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