Microsoft's intriguing legal fight to prevent start-up from identifying self and software as Lindows gives valuable lessons for firms of all sizes. Microsoft has more trademark troubles than needed for a Fortune 100 firm. [ZDNet]

Firm's claim to word 'Windows' suffers another blow when Federal judge again questions firm's claim that term is not generic, and re-denies request to close Lindows.com site and block owner from advertising its product. [CNET News.com]

Microsoft asks court to stop Linux start-up Lindows from using name Microsoft claims infringes on Windows trademark, and competes with Windows. Motion was filed with U.S. Court for the Western District of Washington. [CNET News.com]

Microsoft suffers minor setback when judge questions its claim to word Windows, defenestrates Microsoft request to close Lindows site. Suit raises serious questions about word being entitled to trademark protection. [CNET News.com]

Judge denies Microsoft request for preliminary injunction against startup Lindows.com, letting startup keep selling its OS under the name Lindows. [PCWorld]

Lindows.com filed for summary judgment in battle against Microsoft, claiming similarities between Lindows and Windows names do not violate Microsoft trademark since 'windows' is a generic term for a type of software product. [PCWorld]

Lindows and Microsoft won't meet for trial until at least December. Judge delays trial (was scheduled for April) to give Lindows time to study documents from 1992 Apple vs. Microsoft case. [CNET News.com]

Seattle Federal judge refuses request by Lindows to dismiss Microsoft trademark case against it, paving way for April trial. Jury now set to decide if Microsoft has right to word 'windows' in some cases, or if it is generic term. [CNET News.com]

Delay of trial, scheduled for April, until December to give Lindows time to study documents from 1992 case of Apple Computer vs. Microsoft, that MS using windows and other elements infringed Apple Mac OS copyright. [ZDNet UK]

Trademark infringement complaint filed against San Diego-based Lindows.com, currently developing an OS designed to compete with Microsoft Windows; claims users may be confused by similarities between the two OSs. [PCWorld]