I'm also wondering if anything prevents someone to register a name the day after we have checked that this name was not yet registered?
Gilles > -----Original Message----- > From: Niclas Hedhman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: lundi 11 juin 2007 13:58 > To: general@incubator.apache.org > Subject: Re: Check of project name for trademark issues > > On Monday 11 June 2007 17:51, Xavier Hanin wrote: > > > Any recommendation on how to use the uspto.gov search? Ivy is a common > name > > and I get a lot of trademarks containing Ivy, but I don't know if they > are > > relative to a software. > > Good start is to look for "Ivy + Software". If you get hits on that, need > to > look at the details, if not I think you should be fairly Ok. Google is > also > good for these kinds of searches. Sometimes you will find that even though > it > is not protected Trademark, we wouldn't want to step on someone's toes. > > Also, large multinationals will protect their mark even if the business is > different. So if you know of any of those, then it is time to look for a > new > name. > > Finally, all the gray areas, gather the details and post to > [EMAIL PROTECTED], and ask for advice. > > > Cheers > -- > Niclas Hedhman, Software Developer > > I live here; http://tinyurl.com/2qq9er > I work here; http://tinyurl.com/2ymelc > I relax here; http://tinyurl.com/2cgsug > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
