Just a "heads up"...on orchidariums

[Ross]

Mike, that is the point! I am glad for your post (even though I promised to not be baited to post any more to this thread )

We are all saying (I think - I don't want to put any words in anyone's mouth) that this is rediculous. Some have offered evidence that common terms cannot be trademarked. Others have offered evidence that a "trade mark" is meant to prevent another company from seeking advantage from another company's advertizing. As you have so astutely stated, there are certain terms so engrained in US terminology, they should not be trademarkable. Channel Locks is one. Kleenex is another. Thermos bottle is another. I still say, the business model determines how well a company does, not whether we use the name some other way. Thermos probably doesn't care if we use that term to refer to all vacuum bottles.

[rogerman]

Just like my greenhouse is actually an Orchidarium........ Even though it is green, it's actually built for housing thousands of orchids.

[MuscleGirl'sHobby]

Our guest might also want to send the Nokia Orchidarium and Butterfly Pavilion a similar letter... they should perhaps re-name the facility


The Orchidarium

Orchidarium and Butterfly Pavilion website

Uh oh... am I going to get in trouble for using "that" word?

[dounoharm]

i think that orchidarium will still be my choice of verbage....

[cb977]

...and if this thread starts to become a problem here at Orchidboard, I will be closing it

[tulasi132]

Wow, that sounded protracted, so... can I say it or not?

[cb977]

Originally Posted by tulasi132

Wow, that sounded protracted, so... can I say it or not?

Just to save a headache, we prefer that the word orchidarium isn't used...unless it's an actual orchidarium

[stonedragonfarms]

Hello all!
I've been lurking and following this thread with a bit of a smile on my face...
How about a making it a matter of pronunciation?

(ôr'kĭd)arium ...
Adam

[cb977]

I love the ingenuity!

[s1214215]

Call me old fashioned but I like wardian case. It is very specific to what the item is.

Were as orchidarium has been applied to everything from a wardian case to a greenhouse to a atrium and on etc. Some dont even contain orchids. I once saw on the web some condos called the Orchidarium (in the US I think).

Brett