On 10/06/11 15:09, Tony Firshman wrote:
.... now where did you register the LaunchPad trademark Dilwyn? (8-)#
With software, it doesn't even have to be registered. Prior use is all
that is required.
Think back to the Firebird Database versus Mozilla Firebird (browser) a
few years ago. The database had been called Firebird for years, but no
trade mark is registered. When Mozilla came out and renamed their
browser to Firebird, it hit the fan.
A "cease and desist" letter was all it took (eventually) to resolve the
problem, and that's how Firefox was born. Had Mozilla not changed the
name, court proceedings would have found in favour of the database. (So
I'm told by the legal experts anyway.)
So, Dilwyn could, if he wanted, ask Apple to cease and desist. ;-)
Cheers,
Norm.
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