Just a hunch
If they have trademarked the acronym they can "chose" who to pursue for
infringment. They don't "have" to sue anybody. If they do chose to sue, any
org that has infringed better hope they have not rounded the corners on
their rectangle.

Another point might be that G**P ain't GAAP. It never will be, but that is
another thread.


Chris Flynn



On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 7:54 AM, Jones, Virginia <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> The whole acronym thing is a problem.  The ICRM tried to trademark the CRM
> and ICRM acronyms and was told that the US Trademark and Patent Office
> avoids trademarking acronyms in most cases.  If we just stick to the actual
> name - Generally Accepted Recordkeeping Principles - we'll find that most C
> level folks will support them because they associate them with Generally
> Accepted Accounting Principles which most organizations follow.  I bet the
> group that threatened legal action for using G**P may find they haven't
> actually trademarked the acronym either.  If they have, then they will have
> to sue a whole lot of organizations.
>
> Ginny Jones
> (Virginia A. Jones, CRM, FAI)
> Records Manager
> Newport News Dept. of Public Utilities
> Newport News, VA
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