He's uncomfortable with us using Clairvoyance as a trade name within the computer industry, and I agree that it's a gray area. I withdraw the suggestion to use it as a name for the FPGA development board.
----- Forwarded message from James Rea <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----- X-Auth-No: Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 16:27:57 -0700 From: James Rea <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: Tradmark conflict??] To: Jack Carroll <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > At 1:16 AM -0400 8/29/05, Jack Carroll wrote: > >The Open Graphics Project is considering the name "Clairvoyance" for > >an FPGA development board, to be used in the development of a > >computer graphics board. Google gave a hit on your web site for > >"graphics clairvoyance". Are you using the word "clairvoyance" as a > >trade name? If so, is there any possibility that the proposed use > >would conflict? I can verify that Clairvoyance(r) is a registered trademark of ProVUE Development, and that we have actively been using that mark since 1985. This mark has been used in conjunction with one of the most important features of our products and is possibly the most recognized term associated with our company by both the public and in the trade press. As for whether your proposed use would conflict, I am not an attourney, but since both applications would be within a single industry it seems to me that the possibility for confusion definitely exists, which would create a definite conflict. I know how frustrating a name search can be, but from a quick Google search I see that you are already mulling quite a few other good names. Sincerely, Jim Rea President, ProVUE Development --------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Celebrating 25 years of software excellence (1978-2003) --- --------------------------------------------------------------------- ProVUE Development (714) 841-7779 18685-A Main Street PMB356 http://www.provue.com/ Huntington Beach, CA 92648 Panorama: Turn information into knowledge --------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- End forwarded message ----- _______________________________________________ Open-graphics mailing list [email protected] http://lists.duskglow.com/mailman/listinfo/open-graphics List service provided by Duskglow Consulting, LLC (www.duskglow.com)
