AOL Use the Phrase "You've Got Mail!" to Signal Its

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Essay

AOL use the phrase "You've got mail!" to signal its customers that there is mail in their electronic accounts.AT&T began using the phrase,"You have mail!" for its customers.AOL brought suit against AT&T for trademark infringement.Has there been infringement?

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Definitions:

Kamakura Period

A period in Japanese history from 1185 to 1333, known for the rise of the samurai class and the establishment of a military-led government.

Realism

A movement that emerged in mid-19th-century France. Realist artists represented the subject matter of everyday life (especially subjects that previously had been considered inappropriate for depiction) in a relatively naturalistic mode.

Kofun Haniwa

Terracotta clay figures placed on and around the mound tombs of Japan's Kofun period, believed to serve as protectors of the deceased.

Tomb Guardians

Statues or figures placed in or around tombs to protect the deceased from evil spirits or to symbolize the power and prestige of the buried individual.