+-------[ Michael Bernstein ]---------------------- | | > Federal registration is not required to establish rights in a trademark. | > Common law rights arise from actual use of a mark. Generally, the first | > to either use a mark in commerce or file an intent to use application | > with the Patent and Trademark Office has the ultimate right to use and | > registration. | | Sorry, but 'breadcrumbs' as a description of various types | of web-navigation features has been in use quite a bit | longer than this. Try searching http://www.useit.com/ for | the term 'breadcrumbs' and you'll come up with some | documents dating to 1994. I'm sure the Hansel and Gretel story from which this was based in the first place could get a foot in the door as well. It's not a big stretch to go from forest to web navigation d;) -- Totally Holistic Enterprises Internet| P:+61 7 3870 0066 | Andrew Milton The Internet (Aust) Pty Ltd | F:+61 7 3870 4477 | ACN: 082 081 472 ABN: 83 082 081 472 | M:+61 416 022 411 | Carpe Daemon PO Box 837 Indooroopilly QLD 4068 |akm@theinternet.com.au|