On Thu, Jul 31, 2014 at 04:02:16PM -0700, Josh Andler wrote: > I suppose we should have a list of questions to ask Tony at one time if > people have them. I'll start... > > Are the fees for the marks filed every 5 or 10 years? I'm a little unclear > when viewing: > http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/process/postreg_nonmadrid_timeline.jsp > > Are the incontestability affidavits a one time thing or do they get renewed > at some point?
Good questions. Anyone else want to add to the list? I'd like to send our reply out either tomorrow evening or this weekend. Bryce > Cheers, > Josh > > > On Thu, Jul 31, 2014 at 2:49 PM, Bryce Harrington <br...@bryceharrington.org > > wrote: > > > Opinions? > > > > ----- Forwarded message from Tony Sebro <t...@sfconservancy.org> ----- > > > > Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 17:25:15 -0400 > > From: Tony Sebro <t...@sfconservancy.org> > > To: "inksc...@sfconservancy.org" <inksc...@sfconservancy.org> > > Subject: affidavits to maintain & strengthen registration of the Inkscape > > trademarks > > > > Hi, all: FYI, I will be filing affidavits required to maintain the > > registration of the Inkscape trademarks[1] with the USPTO. The affidavit > > filing fees amount to $100/registered mark, or $300, and are required to > > maintain the registrations. > > > > I would also strongly recommend filing affidavits of incontestability > > for each of the marks as well. Basically, we'd be asserting that: > > - the marks have been in continuous use for 5 years > > - there are no pending legal challenges to the marks > > - there have been no final decisions adverse to our claim of ownership > > of the marks. > > > > The incontestability affidavits would strengthen the presumption of > > validity of the marks, and render them immune to certain challenges. The > > USPTO charges an additional $200 per affidavit, so the total cost would > > now be (3*200) + (3*100) = $900. If that seems pricey, we could > > consider only filing the incontestability affidavits for only a subset > > of the marks (e.g., just the "Inkscape" literal mark). > > > > I will plan to file the maintenance affidavits either way. How would > > you like me to proceed re: the incontestability affidavits? Please > > advise/confirm. > > > > Best, -Tony > > > > [1] as a reminder, the three registered marks are: the "Inkscape" > > literal mark (i.e., the word itself); the "ink mountain" logo; and the > > "Draw Freely" slogan. > > > > -- > > Tony Sebro, General Counsel, Software Freedom Conservancy > > +1-212-461-3245 x11 > > t...@sfconservancy.org > > www.sfconservancy.org > > > > ----- End forwarded message ----- > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Infragistics Professional > > Build stunning WinForms apps today! > > Reboot your WinForms applications with our WinForms controls. > > Build a bridge from your legacy apps to the future. > > > > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=153845071&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > > _______________________________________________ > > Inkscape-board mailing list > > Inkscape-board@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-board > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Want fast and easy access to all the code in your enterprise? Index and search up to 200,000 lines of code with a free copy of Black Duck Code Sight - the same software that powers the world's largest code search on Ohloh, the Black Duck Open Hub! Try it now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bds _______________________________________________ Inkscape-board mailing list Inkscape-board@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-board
