XPost: alt.usage.english   
   From: HenHanna@devnull.tb   
      
   On 5/30/2024 12:27 AM, Aidan Kehoe wrote:   
   >   
   >   Ar an naoú lá is fiche de mí Bealtaine, scríobh Ross Clark:   
   >   
   >   > "The world's first moving-step machine...demonstrated at a Paris trade   
   fair in   
   >   > 1900..."   
   >   > The trademark was registered by Charles Seeberger, who worked for the   
   Otis   
   >   > Elevator Company.   
   >   >   
   >   > "The use of capital letters and inverted commas shows the word's special   
   >   > status." (Crystal)   
   >   >   
   >   > BUT fifty years later (in _Haughton Elevator Co. v. Seeberger_), Otis   
   lost the   
   >   > rights because the court ruled the word had become generic.   
   >   > "A crucial piece of evidence was the way Otis itself was using it, in   
   such   
   >   > advertisements as:   
   >   > 	To thousands of building owners and managers, the Otis trademark   
   >   >         means the utmost in safe, efficient economical elevator and   
   >   >         escalator operation."   
   >   
   > Otis is impressive as a business, still with a huge proportion of the lifts   
   out   
   > there all these years later, when so many other similar businesses have been   
   > outcompeted by East Asian manufacturers.   
   >   
      
      
   Otis is often seen in Japan   
      
      
      
              >>>   Otis Elevator Company is a prominent player in the   
   Japan elevators and escalators market, offering a wide range of products   
   and services.         The company's emphasis on safety, reliability, and   
   technological advancements makes it a preferred choice for many customers.   
      
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