Is yellow pages a registered trademark?
The “professionally researched” answer above is incorrect, in the United States, the term “Yellow Pages” and the “walking fingers” are not registered trademarks. They can be and are used freely by many directory companies. Verizon, AT&T, and thousands of independent directory companies in the U.S. currently use the name “Yellow Pages” and the “walking fingers” logo. In the U.S. any major city or region will have anywhere from 2-4 yellow page companies publishing directories and all will use the term “yellow pages” and the walking finger logo. For a history of the “yellow pages” in the U.S and court rulings related to directory listings and the terms “yellow pages”/walking fingers, check out the U.S. Association of Directory Publishers (ADP) website http://sites.ewebboss.com/adp/Default.asp?PAGE_ID=12 You might also check here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Pages for a general background on the Yellow Pages and how the name is not a registered trademark in the U.S. In many other co
