Can Microsoft sue me?

I'm designing GUI for my WinForm and I really liked the Outlook 2003 so I
stared to put list view in a middle, IE control on right and I developed
similar bar that outlook 2003 have on the left. This software is to be into
Electrical Industry has nothing to do with messaging, still it looks very
familiar to outlook...(someone who is used outlook before wouldn't have
problem navigating) now the question. Can I get into trouble by using MS
design?

Main question: can you use the MS design (the controls layout) in your
software? Or do you need special permissions for that??

Thanks in advance

Jay
Wed Oct 22 21:59:59 CDT 2003

Sebastian,
You just asked this question, why ask it a second time.

See the previous thread!

Thanks for understanding.
Jay

"Sebastian Mark" <drsaint@removespam_interia.pl> wrote in message
news:OqKWnxQmDHA.2592@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> I'm designing GUI for my WinForm and I really liked the Outlook 2003 so I
> stared to put list view in a middle, IE control on right and I developed
> similar bar that outlook 2003 have on the left. This software is to be
into
> Electrical Industry has nothing to do with messaging, still it looks very
> familiar to outlook...(someone who is used outlook before wouldn't have
> problem navigating) now the question. Can I get into trouble by using MS
> design?
>
> Main question: can you use the MS design (the controls layout) in your
> software? Or do you need special permissions for that??
>
> Thanks in advance
>
>

Patrick
Thu Oct 23 08:24:13 CDT 2003

I would like to see your Outlook 2003 sidebar
"Sebastian Mark" <drsaint@removespam_interia.pl> wrote in message
news:OqKWnxQmDHA.2592@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> I'm designing GUI for my WinForm and I really liked the Outlook 2003 so I
> stared to put list view in a middle, IE control on right and I developed
> similar bar that outlook 2003 have on the left. This software is to be
into
> Electrical Industry has nothing to do with messaging, still it looks very
> familiar to outlook...(someone who is used outlook before wouldn't have
> problem navigating) now the question. Can I get into trouble by using MS
> design?
>
> Main question: can you use the MS design (the controls layout) in your
> software? Or do you need special permissions for that??
>
> Thanks in advance
>
>

anonymous
Wed Dec 31 04:36:17 CST 2003

bearing in mind Microsoft have tried to register all sorts of common phrases as trademarks, I would suggest you seek advice first before selling this product.