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It's Not a Police Box, It's a Tardis

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the british-sci-fi-meets-copyright-law dept.

xA40D writes "The BBC is reporting that they've won the battle with the Metropolitan Police over the trademark police box, more commonly known as a Tardis: 'arbitrator Shaun Sherlock remarked that even if the police had built up any reputation, it would have only been in the area of policing and law enforcement and would not have extended into the goods and services which the BBC had applied to use it for.'"

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  1. Implications for Beowulf clustering? by Patrick+Bateman · · Score: -1, Redundant

    I honestly want to know. Perhaps multiple Tardii could be linked together to perform protein folding, or some shit like that.

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  2. Street furniture by frp001 · · Score: 1, Redundant

    It's about time that I rushed out and claimed patents over bus stops, lamp posts and mail boxes, before public transportation, town hall or Post office do.
    Frankly, trade mark on street furniture!!!! This is really getting out of hand!!!

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  3. that's so... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    retardis!

    haha! get it?! retardis?! yeah, i know! it fucking rules!