UK Firm Telling Companies to Stop Using the Term 'Netbook'  Paul
Lilly  According to jkOnTheRun, a UK law firm representing Psion
Teklogix has begun sending out cease & desist letters to various
websites demanding that the sites stop using the term 'netbook.'
The trademark attorney whose John Hancock appears on the letters
claims that Psion retains full rights to the term based on a
pair of laptops the company used to sell called the netBook and
netBook Pro. In the letter, Langley says companies
"inadvertently mis-using" the term have until the end of March
2009 to comply.  "Psion places significant value on its
trademark registrations and your use of the term 'netbook' could
damage those registrations," Peter Langley, a trademark attorney
writes. "We are therefore asking you to cease use of the term
'netbook.'"  Psion may have a tough time enforcing its cease &
desist order, as the company no longer sells either the netBook
or netBook Pro, and the term 'netbook' has been widely adopted
all across the web to