Mike
I don't believe there is a Swiss company called USA. However, the French
language equivalent of Inc or Ltd is Société Anonyme, usually
abbreviated to SA or S.A. It is quite common for a company to use its
initials. For example, my company in Switzerland used to be Protonique
SA (now liquidated, so I'm not advertising), but we always referred to
it internally and unofficially as PSA, but with no legal standing. This
is totally unacceptable for external relations, as there are thousands
of PSAs, not to mention the auto maker Peugeot, in France, and the Port
of Singapore Authority. I therefore suggest that you are referring to a
similar abbreviation from a company such as Ulrich SA or Ultimate SA or
whatever. I do not believe that the Swiss Registre de commerce would
accept just USA as a company name, whether it be U SA or simply
something like an abbreviation for Ursula, Simin et André or somesuch.
Anyway, the Swiss will say that "Made in Switzerland" is worth much more
than "Made in USA", but that's another story :-)
Brian
"Keel, Mike" wrote:
>
> Hi Barbara
> Made in U.S.A. should be visible when unit is assembled, if possible.
> It is my understanding that we place periods between USA
> when we state Made in U.S.A. to eliminate confusion.
> Someone told me once, there is a Swiss company named USA.
> Is this so ? ?
> Good Luck
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Barbara Burcham [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, February 05, 2001 10:39 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [TN] Looking for copy right marking info
> on the PCBs
>
> Does it matter where the Made in U.S.A. is placed and are
> the periods
> (U.S.A.) of any significance?
> Barbara
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roger M. Stoops
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, February 05, 2001 3:33 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [TN] Looking for copy right marking info on the
> PCBs
>
> Ken,
> Did you ever get a response?
> Here's my $0.02:
>
> The minimum required marking would be the copyright symbol
> ("c" with a
> circle"), the date (year), and the company name. Where
> space is not
> critical, you can put "COPYRIGHT" in front of the copyright
> symbol.
> Remember the copyright only protects how the board looks,
> not the circuit
> design itself (in the USA, may or may not apply the same in
> other
> countries).
>
> As far as country of origin, all you need is "Made in
> U.S.A." This is only
> for products that are shipped outside of the USA, and where
> the board
> assembly itself would be returned, to make it easier to get
> such an
> assembly back through US Customs. If the board is an
> integral part of
> another assembly, the note would not be needed.
>
> Roger M. Stoops, C.I.D., PCB Designer
>
> Trimble
> Engineering and Construction Division
> 5475 Kellenburger Rd.
> Dayton, OH 45424-1099 USA
> Ph: +01 937.233.8921 or +01 937.233.4574 ext 288
> Fax: +01 937.233.7511
>
> Ken Patel
> <KPatel@ZAFFI To:
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> RE.COM> cc:
> Sent by: Subject: [TN]
> Looking for copy
> right marking info on the PCBs
> TechNet
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>
> 01/19/01
> 05:02 PM
> Please
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> Please
> respond to
> Ken Patel
>
> Guys,
> Can someone throw some lights on what kind of copy right
> marking are being
> applied on the PCBs? Also, anything on country of origin
> requirements.
>
> re,
> ken patel
>
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