Hi again, some other question regarding the Nixie tube history: When did Burroughs actually register "Nixie" as their trademark? There is contradictory information on the net. I checked using the TESS system from upsto.gov.uk, and here is what I found:
Word Mark NIXIE Goods and Services (EXPIRED) IC 009. US 026. G & S: ELECTRONIC INDICATOR TUBES. FIRST USE: 19560430. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 19560430 [...] Filing Date December 10, 1956 [...] Registration Date November 19, 1957 Owner (REGISTRANT) BURROUGHS CORPORATION CORPORATION MICHIGAN 6071 2ND AVE. DETROIT MICHIGAN [...] Renewal 1ST RENEWAL 19771119 Live/Dead Indicator DEAD I have some questions, as I am not too familiar with these terms. It looks like Burroughs filed the "trademark request" Dec 10, 1956. But what does the "Registration Date" mean? Was it only after that that "Nixie" was a trademark? It is also interesting to see that apparently the first use in commerce was on April 30, 1956. What does that mean? We have material from Dec 1955 showing the Nixie tube. Is this information inaccurate? It'd also be interesting to get a full overview on the trademark's renewals. Any clue where to find these? Jens -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
