I know this Dick, from a legal point of view this is correct (but it is not true in every country). However, from the point of view of communication and projected image, this means that there is a real intent to prove that everything is done "above board," that all normal business measures have been taken.
Please go see www.google.com (TM) or http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/ [see (R) between Firefox and 3] you will see that these people have not forgotten... Speaking of such matters, what is happening with the brand OpenID + OpenID.ca that you have protected in Canada, do you intend to assign this to the Foundation? (As Johannes did for the United States, and as I have done for Europe...) When beginning negotiations, even if there is no possibility or expectation of conflict, with other businesses, it is good practice to establish basic rules and if one wishes to be taken seriously, (and to avoid lenghty litigation) proceedings stemming from these little (R) or (TM) on logos; it is important to keep up a page openid.net/trademark to summarize our policy and to place a footer at the bottom of the page reading "OpenID(R) is a registered trademark of the OpenID Foundation." But you have a trademark committee... to manage this... Best, -Snorri -----Message d'origine----- De : [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] De la part de Dick Hardt Envoyé : jeudi 4 décembre 2008 21:14 À : [email protected] Objet : Re: [OpenID board] Trademark problem? On 4-Dec-08, at 12:02 PM, Snorri wrote: > > PS: I have already talked about that, but it's important to add a > small > "(R)" or "TM" under the logotype on the homepage. (R) and TM are not necessary for a mark to be a trademark. _______________________________________________ board mailing list [email protected] http://openid.net/mailman/listinfo/board _______________________________________________ board mailing list [email protected] http://openid.net/mailman/listinfo/board
