Microsoft Corp. can pursue its lawsuits in Europe against Linux software maker Lindows.com over the Windows trademark, a U.S. judge ruled.
U.S. District Judge John Coughenour in Seattle rejected Lindows.com’s request to put seven overseas suits on hold until a trademark-infringement suit in the U.S. is decided. Microsoft claims the Lindows.com name confuses consumers and dilutes the trademark for Windows, the operating system software that runs more than 90 percent of the world’s personal computers
Link: Oakland Tribune Online
