andygrove commented on issue #5291: URL: https://github.com/apache/datafusion-comet/issues/5291#issuecomment-5218632734
I pulled the USPTO TESS search results for "comet" (205 live/dead marks as of 2026-08-07) and filtered for anything touching query engines, databases, or data processing. Summary below. ### Directly relevant (databases / data platforms / analytics SaaS) — all LIVE | Wordmark | Serial | Owner | Coverage | |---|---|---|---| | COMET | 97836062 | Affinity Solutions, Inc. (NY) | IC 035/042 — searchable database of consumer purchase data; non-downloadable software to review, analyze, report, export data and combine with third-party datasets | | COMET | 77692495 | Comet Informatics LLC (NY) | IC 042 — web-based software + interactive database for collection, storage, analysis, reporting of data (education sector) | | COMET | 99824572 | HaystackID LLC (DE) | IC 042 — non-downloadable web app for capturing/retaining mobile communication data for compliance / data forensics | | COMET BACKUP | 99707435 | Comet Licensing Ltd (NZ) | IC 009/042 — data backup, electronic data storage, data migration, SaaS | | HAYSTACKID COMET | 99824670, 99821169 | HaystackID LLC | IC 042 — same enterprise data-capture / forensics scope | | PODCOMET | 99872618 | Tal Ayalon | IC 035 — compilation of information into computer databases; compiling/analyzing data | | PODCOMET | 99872554 | Tal Ayalon | IC 042 — SaaS with AI for aggregating/normalizing data from prediction markets; data analytics | | EDGECOMET | 99921088 | EdgeComet Inc (DE) | IC 042 — SaaS with AI for data analytics; SEO/crawler software; cloud computing | | FASTCOMET | 97071594, 97064539 | FastComet Inc. (DE) | IC 038/042 — web/DB hosting; creating searchable databases of information and data | ### Tangential / weaker overlap - COMET XPLORER (79279727) — Comet AG (CH). IC 009/042 filed but goods are X-ray/vacuum-capacitor equipment. - COMET CASH (97863173) — payment-processing HW/SW; "data storage" only in the context of card encryption. - FLEXCOMET (88505068) — Syrius Robotics; "data processing apparatus" refers to robotics HW. - COMETVPN (79401813) — VPN service; "data processing apparatus" is generic telecom HW. - COMET (79354698, 99433235) — Lunaphore; lab tissue analyzers (false-positive keyword hit). ### Bottom line The closest live conflicts for a query-engine / data-processing product are **COMET (Affinity Solutions, 97836062)**, **COMET (Comet Informatics, 77692495)**, **COMET (HaystackID, 99824572)**, and **COMET BACKUP** — all live, all IC 042, all covering data-handling software or databases. Several are bare-word "COMET" registrations rather than compound marks, which is the harder category to work around. -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
