He Says He Owns the Word 'Stealth' (Actually, He Claims 'Chutzpah,' Too)

[Arnold M. Zwicky]

On Jul 4, 2005, at 10:15 AM, Barry Popik wrote:

> This is an old story. People such as Stoller trademark a popular
> word such
> as "stealth," claim they want to put it on everything under the
> sun, and then
> claim they "own" the word. It's legitimate in a legitimate business
> (such as
> "Microsoft"), but his only legitimate business is threatening to
> take people
> to  court to shake them down for money.  I hope SONY fights and
> wins and
> doesn't pay the legal extortion. You can't trademark a name like
> this. Heck, I  can
> even make a movie called "Dracula."

yes.  see also Bill Poser's posting "Stealthistitle" on Language Log:

   http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/002286.html

arnold