On Wed, 28 Apr 2004 09:55:30 -0400 Geoff Willis said: >I couldn't find zlinux in our trademark database, however z/linux was >originally applied for by turbolinux. There are two serial numbers >associated with it; 78343981, and 76272119. >
Interesting. INAL, but it looks like the second was lost due to failure to respond to the trademark office. Between Apr 5, 2002 and Dec 21, 2003 there was no application for trademark status, and anyone could have applied. That original application also states that their first use was June 14, 2001. I searched the archives here, and I found a use prior to that date in this post http://www2.marist.edu/htbin/wlvtype?LINUX-VM.16290 from Neale, about a SHARE sessions by John Eilert with a title of Wed 08:00 5552 A quick spin through the world of Systems Mangement on z/Linux The title in the SHARE DB doesn't show that usage, show that must have been Neale's shorthand. SHARE's title was A Quick Spin Through the World of Systems Management On zSeries Linux /ahw >Geoff > >-----Original Message----- >From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >Mike Walter >Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 9:36 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: term "zLinux" copyrighted by whom? > >Jim and Mark, > >I often hear that some name is copyrighted or trademarked, but when >searching don't find evidence of such claim. >Maybe making the claim is enough to scare off would-be users. I've been >dealing with another name (completely off-subject) which has been in use >for 75 or so years, but which was never copyrighted or trademarked by >anyone, much less the claiming organization (at least my searches find >no >evidence of such action - but them I'm not a copyright or trademark >attorney). > >"zLinux" didn't turn up when searching the following sites, either. >Maybe >it's pending. If not, maybe whomever beats a path to the Copyright >Office >could claim it? The sites are: > >http://www.copyright.gov/records/ >http://www.uspto.gov/main/trademarks.htm > >Mike Walter >Hewitt Associates >In reply to:The opinions expressed herein are mine alone, not my >employer's. > >-------------------------------------------------------------- >Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 15:08:48 -0700 >From: Jim Sibley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: term "zLinux" copyrighted by whom? > >The official Big Blue legal position on the term >"zLinux" is that it is copyrighted by "another >company" and one should use the terms "Linux for >zSeries" or "Linux for s/390". > >Anyone know who the other company is? > >===== >Jim Sibley >RHCT, Implementor of Linux on zSeries > >"Computer are useless.They can only give answers." Pablo Picasso > > > > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs >http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/careermakeover > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or >visit >http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > >------------------------------ > >Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 18:15:33 -0400 >From: "Post, Mark K" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: term "zLinux" copyrighted by whom? > >Turbolinux > > >Mark Post > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or >visit >http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit >http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
