Re: OODL: OpenCard Organizational Proposal, Draft Five of Saturday, August 7, 1999

[Rob Cozens]

>Trademarking costs $$$

Uli, Anthony, et al:

1. It costs a minimum of US$245 to register a trademark in the US, and the trademark must be renewed every 5 years. If you want world wide protection, the cost increases.

2. A mark cannot be trademarked unless it is being used "in commerce", or is intended to be used "in commerce" within 6 months. Nolo Press Trademarks, (pp 11/10 & 11/11): "A mark is in actual use when it is attached to a product that is being sold in the marketplace or is used in a business's marketing materials for the purpose of selling the business's service. Actual use must be a commercial use, not simply a token use to obtain trademark priority."


Since OC will be given away, not sold, it is unclear to me whether a trademark could be obtained.


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