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.
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
