On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 7:57 PM, Simon Phipps <si...@webmink.com> wrote: > Once this is cooked, I'm eager for us to pick up the threads on trademark > enforcement against "subscription fraud" abusers of the trademarks. See > http://www.itworld.com/security/182757/floss-accept-no-substitutes for an > overview of the issue. At Sun, we regularly pursued the pond-scum who preyed > on OOo end-users like this - does Apache already have an initiative for > dealing with it? >
Any observations on how this is typically handled by other community-led (as opposed to corporate-led) OSS projects? -Rob > S. > > > On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 8:57 PM, Shane Curcuru <a...@shanecurcuru.org> wrote: > >> Yes, ASF counsel and I are working with Oracle to get the paperwork signed >> and finished to transfer a number of "OpenOffice.org" registered trademarks >> (and related marks) to the ASF, from a number of different countries. >> (Thanks Andrew) >> >> Andrew (or whoever): how/when can we get the submissions to that webform? >> http://surveys.services.**openoffice.org/surveys/index.**php?sid=31881<http://surveys.services.openoffice.org/surveys/index.php?sid=31881> >> >> I'm actually wondering if and how we should review those, versus simply >> asking people to start contacting ooo-dev@ about requests from the Apache >> side. >> >> In particular, with the transfer of the OOo marks, how do we (as in, this >> PPMC and trademarks@) handle any permissions or licensing of >> "OpenOffice.org"? Especially since that mark primarily refers to a product >> that we - the ASF - do not actually distribute? >> >> - Shane >> >> >> On 7/19/2011 12:51 PM, Andrew Rist wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 7/18/2011 10:37 PM, Peter Junge wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I'm still getting requests now and again from persons who want to use >>>> the trademark OpenOffice.org for various reasons. In former times I >>>> have been pointing them to a web form that Oracle was providing. So, >>>> my questions are: >>>> - Is the OOo trademark already with Apache? >>>> >>> Oracle legal is currently working with ASF on the transfer. >>> >>>> - If yes, I recall I have to forward them to tradema...@apache.org, >>>> right? >>>> - If not, is Oracle still taking on such requests? >>>> >>> All of these types of requests are on hold at Oracle. The process should >>> be moved over to Apache. >>> >>>> + Do requesters still have to use the web form? >>>> Or, is there any interims process? >>>> >>> Not at this time - and - this should make it over to the Apache side of >>> things in reasonably short order. >>> >>>> >>>> Best regards, >>>> Peter >>>> >>> > > > -- > Simon Phipps > +1 415 683 7660 : www.webmink.com >
