Malcolm Lear wrote:
On 10/06/2011 15:37, Dilwyn Jones wrote:
Norman Dunbar wrote:
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.
He he, that's good to know, but I'm not that bothered by it. I
daresay I could be cheeky and ask for a royalty on every copy of
theirs that they sell ;-)
Dilwyn Jones
The revenue may be enough to finance a ARM version of SMSQ :-)
He he, bet Marcel is quaking in his boots at the thought of that!
Dilwyn Jones
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