Talk:PARE (aviation)
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PARE as a registered trademark is a brand name applying to aviation books and printed educational materials for pilot training. Yes, I did the trademark search and saw registration #1676774; it looks like the trademark was registered incorrectly—trademarks are used to protect brands, not methods or processes. As such, its trademark status is irrelevant to this article. If every article that contained a word that might be a trademark in some context had to devote a lengthy paragraph to discussion of that trademark status, the encyclopedia would be unmanageable. Agateller (talk) 12:32, 1 March 2008 (UTC)
The certificate of registration states "For: Books on the subject of aviation; and printed instructional, educational, and teaching materials for use in pilot training..."
As part of the trademark application process, an affidavit was filed with the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks with the following additional information pertaining to the context and use of the mark: "The letters 'P A R E' comprise an acronym created by Applicant standing for 'Power, Ailerons, Rudder and Elevator'."
Context is extremely important (and relevant) when talking about trademarks. In fact, the same mark can be registered to different people/organizations under certain conditions, e.g., provided that the use of the mark in one context/industry is not likely to cause confusion when used in another context/industry. For example, mark "XYZ" could be trademarked for something in the electroplating industry, yet the identical "XYZ" mark could conceivably also be trademarked for something pertaining to, say, the aviation industry. The contexts are completely different with little chance for confusion. Look up the trademark "EMT" to see how many different registrations have been issued, for example.
In the aviation context (in which the Wikipedia article was presented), the mark "PARE" has a very specific meaning vis-a-vis "printed instructional, educational, and teaching materials for use in pilot training" -- spin training. Therefore, the clarification and discussion of the acronym, its use, and trademark status IS relevant here, especially given that the initial article provided incorrect information--incorrect not only as it pertains to the actions that have been associated with the PARE acronym for 20 years, but also compared to the generally accepted (NASA Standard) spin recovery actions that have been known now for 70+ years.
The acronym is not a "brand" of books for aviation; it is a specific memory aid (brand) for spin recovery. The assertion that the mark was incorrectly trademarked should be taken up directly with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, as attorneys in that office reviewed, approved, and later renewed the registration.
Information published on Wikipedia should be both accurate and technically correct. Especially if the cost of misinformation could cause serious injury or death to someone else. Rstowell (talk) 03:57, 9 March 2008 (UTC)rstowell
