On 1/17/08, Pierre Schmitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Am Donnerstag, 17. Januar 2008 16:38:02 schrieb Dan McGee: > > > I have modified the logo: I removed the hard to read TM (isn't this > > > useless anyway) > > > > The ™ symbol may be used when trademark rights are claimed in relation > > to a mark, but the mark has not been registered with the government > > trademarks office of a particular country or jurisdiction, while the > > (R) is used to indicate that the mark has been so registered. It is > > not mandatory to use either symbol, although the force of convention > > is such that the symbols are widely used around the world. > > [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trademark > > > > Interpret that as you wish, but it seems a bit self-satisfying to me > > to remove the TM just because you think it looks better. > > Hold on! We are speaking about Germany and not the US. The trademark thing you > mentioned above is not valid for archlinux.de. Furthermore I will run into > trouble if I keep the TM. Some courts have decided that using TM in Germany > is not allowed when the mark is not registered. I know that this is different > in the US and the court knows it, too. :-) But their decision was based on > the fact that most people in Germany do not know about the difference between > TM and (R); afaik in Germany you can only register a mark at the patent > office or get some protection by using it in business.
This whole thing feels like you are pissing in my cereal. Congratulations for making my day suck a little bit more.
