On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 15:59, Greg KH <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 12:24:26PM +0200, Jos Poortvliet wrote:
>>
>> Ok, LF thinks the name Smeegol, while funny and inventive, might not be the
>> best name of the decade.
>
> Sorry, but it's not up to them to like or dislike a name that has
> nothing to do with their product name.  There is no trademark law
> violation here at all, so for them to claim there is, is disingenuous.

To play Devil's Advocate (and, of course, IANAL), the trademark is
completely contained within the name "Smeegol":

  "S" + "MeeGo".lower() + "l"

Is this grounds for complaint with regards to trademark law?

Cheers,

Andrew

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