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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I previous positions, I have worked with trademarks. My
recollection is that a trademark applies to the visual representation of the
item trademarked – which why it is different from a copyright; which is also
why a Mark Drawing is required for the trademark application.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Hence, LL can trademark the logo ‘Grid’, they cannot trademark
the word. LL would not be able to make a claim against OSGrid or CentralGrid
unless they used the identical logo as LL’s ‘Grid’.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>David<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> opensim-dev-bounces@lists.berlios.de
[mailto:opensim-dev-bounces@lists.berlios.de] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Garth
FairChang<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 26, 2008 5:46 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> opensim-dev@lists.berlios.de<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Opensim-dev] LindenLab tightens policy on Trademarks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>I was searching and saw this
record for GRID (Not sure how it will cut and paste):<o:p></o:p></p>
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<td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>Word Mark </b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>GRID</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>Goods and Services</b><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal>IC 009. US 021 023 026 036 038. G & S: FEATURE OF
COMPUTER PROGRAMS AND PRE-RECORDED SOUND RECORDINGS IN THE FORM OF UNIQUE DESIGNATIONS
USED TO IDENTIFY COPYRIGHTED WORKS, FOR PURPOSES INCLUDING THE ALLOCATION AND
PAYMENT OF COPYRIGHT ROYALTIES VIA A GLOBAL COMPUTER NETWORK. FIRST USE:
20020515. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20020515 <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>IC 035. US 100 101 102. G & S: OPERATION OF A SYSTEM FOR OTHERS TO
ASSIGN WORLDWIDE UNIQUE IDENTIFIERS TO COMPUTER PROGRAMS, SOUND RECORDS,
RECORDINGS INCLUDING SOUND AND OTHER MATERIAL, SUCH AS VIDEO IMAGES AND DATA,
AND DIGITAL PACKAGES TO FACILITATE DISTRIBUTION, TRACKING AND CONTROL THROUGH
ELECTRONIC AND OTHER MEANS WITH THE ABILITY TO PROTECT AND ADMINISTER ROYALTY
PROGRAMS FOR THE BENEFIT OF OWNERS OF COPYRIGHTED WORKS. FIRST USE: 20020515.
FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20020515<o:p></o:p></p>
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<td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>Standard Characters Claimed</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'></td>
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<td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>Mark Drawing Code</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal>(4) STANDARD CHARACTER MARK<o:p></o:p></p>
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<td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>Serial Number</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal>78210514<o:p></o:p></p>
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<td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>Filing Date</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>February 4, 2003<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b>Current Filing Basis</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal>1B<o:p></o:p></p>
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<td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>Original Filing Basis</b><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal>1B<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b>Published for Opposition</b><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal>October 25, 2005<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b>Owner</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>(APPLICANT) Recording Industry Association of America,
Inc. CORPORATION NEW YORK 1025 F Street, N.W. 10th Floor Washington D.C.
20036<o:p></o:p></p>
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<td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>Attorney of Record</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal>James Walsh<o:p></o:p></p>
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<td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>Type of Mark</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal>TRADEMARK. SERVICE MARK<o:p></o:p></p>
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<td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>Register</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal>PRINCIPAL<o:p></o:p></p>
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<td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>Live/Dead Indicator</b><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>LIVE</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><br>
<br>
John Ward wrote: <o:p></o:p></p>
<pre>I kind of like the "verse" of metaverse in place of grid. It's short <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>and lends itself well to names like OSVerse, CentralVerse, <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>OpenSim.Verse.AssetServer.exe, and etc. The different verses are all <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>parts of the larger metaverse.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>John Ward<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>jward/JohnnyB Hammerer<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Stefan Andersson wrote:<o:p></o:p></pre><pre> <o:p></o:p></pre>
<blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><pre>Actually, no cyberpun(k) intended; but 'Matrix' is a descriptive term <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>for this (legacy and rather unimaginative) arrangement of nodes. Quite <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>possibly the bland term 'table' would work as well. 'Lattice' is <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>probably what we want, what with groups of groups and all. (A lattice <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>can be formed by sub-lattices)<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Or, why don't we just leave the 2d-flat earth notion of a <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>grid/matrix/table/lattice and move our mindsets more towards a 'Net', <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>'Whorl', 'Dispersion', 'Maelstrom' or 'Interjectory'?<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Yours dispersed thru time and space,<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>/Stefan<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>PS: All this aside, I say we write everything LL or SL - trademark - <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>derivative -out- of the core and wiki ASAP. God only Knows where LL is <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>headed what with recent movements and events. Let's pose it 'the great <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>mental cast off' DS.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></pre><pre> > Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:46:39 -0800<o:p></o:p></pre><pre> > From: <a
href="mailto:alondria@gmail.com">alondria@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre> > To: <a
href="mailto:opensim-dev@lists.berlios.de">opensim-dev@lists.berlios.de</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre> > Subject: Re: [Opensim-dev] LindenLab tightens policy on Trademarks<o:p></o:p></pre><pre> ><o:p></o:p></pre><pre> > Ah yes, but there is also the issues of OSGrid, CentralGrid, etc..<o:p></o:p></pre><pre> ><o:p></o:p></pre><pre> > And our prolific use of the term in various places, etc.. Will this<o:p></o:p></pre><pre> > cause an issue?<o:p></o:p></pre><pre> ><o:p></o:p></pre><pre> > I still cannot believe their trademarked Hippo - that wasn't even a LL<o:p></o:p></pre><pre> > creation - their users started that in beta.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre> ><o:p></o:p></pre><pre> > On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 11:44 AM, Dr Scofield <o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a
href="mailto:DrScofield@xyzzyxyzzy.net"><DrScofield@xyzzyxyzzy.net></a> wrote:<o:p></o:p></pre><pre> > > Garth FairChang wrote:<o:p></o:p></pre><pre> > > > Suggestions for grid:<o:p></o:p></pre><pre> > > ><o:p></o:p></pre><pre> > > > Continent mode<o:p></o:p></pre><pre> > > > World mode<o:p></o:p></pre><pre> > > ><o:p></o:p></pre><pre> > > > There must be more<o:p></o:p></pre><pre> > > metaverse.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre> <o:p></o:p></pre></blockquote>
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