In case that's useful info, Michael, would you mind forwarding it back to psf-tradema...@python.org ? As far as I can tell you're only sending to python-uk.
TJG On 15/02/2013 11:01, Michael wrote: > In order to get support at work regarding this, I decided to do some > digging, and it turns out, looking at archive.org <http://archive.org>, > that the company in question or at least the domain in question - has > been used to mean "python internet" or "python internet services" off > and on since 1998. > > It's also been called cheapnet, and various other things in its early > days by the looks of things. > > The blog description is slightly inaccurate in saying that the company > in question have only just started using the name - they appear to have > used the name off and on for 15 years. > > This doesn't mean to say that the trademark application has merit - it > doesn't - I first did a python tutorial around 15 years ago, and there > were published books etc at the time, but it doesn't help to say > "they've just started using this", when that's not really quite the case. > > The question I'd personally have (which is unclear from the domain name) > is whether this is the same company today (through acquisition or > merger) as the company from 1998? > > (I still think the trademark application hasn't got any merit, but given > the fact they came back to use the same name over a period of years, I > can see what probably led them to think (incorrectly) they could/should > try to get it) > > > > Michael. > > > > _______________________________________________ > python-uk mailing list > python-uk@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk > _______________________________________________ python-uk mailing list python-uk@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk
