On Mon, 24 Mar 2003 19:43, Leo Simons wrote: > > Sounds like a totally different issue, normally referred > > as Trademarks. > > "Apache" is not a registered trademark for the ASF. You will notice the > lack of "TM" or "SM" in the logos :D
trademarks don't have to be registered to be trademarks. Registeration only gives more weight but non-registered are defensible if certain conventions are followed (ie you have defended and enforced historically or this is a first violation). > > Am I allowed to release a software called "Niclas Excel"? Even a > > spreadsheet application? > > probably, since Excel is not a registered trademark, you could release > software called like that. In the case of a spreadsheet application, You couldn't without violating a trademark (regardless of whether it is registered or not but I assume it is). -- Cheers, Peter Donald *------------------------------------------------* | The student who is never required to do what | | he cannot do never does what he can do. | | - John Stuart Mill | *------------------------------------------------* --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
