[Opensim-dev] LindenLab tightens policy on Trademarks

[Dr Scofield]

Alondria wrote:
> Ah yes, but there is also the issues of OSGrid, CentralGrid, etc..
>   
the question really is wether you can just nilly-willy go and claim a 
trademark --- well, i guess you can, but what i meant to say is whether 
you can just all of a sudden claim words as trademarks that have been in 
use prior to your claiming, and in use by other parties.
> And our prolific use of the term in various places, etc.. Will this
> cause an issue?
>   
how much does it cost to register a trademark in the US? perhaps "we" 
should just go ahead an register OSGrid, OpenSim? looking forward to our 
trademark guidelines ("at least three different adjectives, of which 
none shall be 'green', to be used in conjunction with OpenSim® or 
OSGrid®", "OpenSim developer in good standing (defined later) may use 
OpenSim on their blogs for up to a year after their latest bug fix", 
"journalists may only use the OpenSim logo together with that lab from 
Linden Research if the OpenSim logo is displayed at least twice as large 
as the 2L logo")

lol

    cheers,
    dr scofield
> I still cannot believe their trademarked Hippo - that wasn't even a LL
> creation - their users started that in beta.
>   
we should trademark the OSPig then ;-)
> On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 11:44 AM, Dr Scofield <DrScofield at xyzzyxyzzy.net> wrote:
>   
>> Garth FairChang wrote:
>>  > Suggestions for grid:
>>  >
>>  > Continent mode
>>  > World mode
>>  >
>>  > There must be more
>>  metaverse.
>>
>>
>>     
>>  > Alondria wrote:
>>  >> They bloody Trademarked Hippo
>>  >> (http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?f=doc&state=2eivmq.7.35) and Grid
>>  >> (http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=2eivmq.11.8) also.
>>  >>
>>  >> Grid might be a problem - we might need a new term to reference this....
>>  >>
>>  >> On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 9:20 AM, Dzonatas <dzonatas at dzonux.net> wrote:
>>  >>
>>  >>> Ezekiel Zabelin wrote:
>>  >>>  > The texts on the OS wiki will need to be reviewed within the announced
>>  >>>  > 90-day period to ensure compliance with
>>  >>>  > the guidelines set by Linden Lab regarding the use of 'Second
>>  >>>  > Life' and 'SL'.
>>  >>>
>>  >>>  LL's trademark is limited and mainly directed at promotional text. The
>>  >>>  use of the words in a domain name is questionable as the words hold a
>>  >>>  bit of the obvious use that would not promote LL in any way. The graphic
>>  >>>  logo is the portion that we'll need to ensure compliance.
>>  >>>
>>  >>>
>>  >>>  As for the letters 'SL'... it's been trademark and published in a
>>  >>>  fashion before LL made a claim:
>>  >>>
>>  >>>  http://www.ballard.com/Materials_Handling_Fuel_Cells/Application_Overview.htm
>>  >>>
>>  >>>  *wink* ;)
>>  >>>
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