Re: Debian registered by a trade as TM in Spain!

2002-09-11 Thread Ricardo Javier Cardenes Medina
On Tue, Sep 03, 2002 at 10:59:45AM -0500, Steve Langasek wrote: The barrapunto article makes it clear that the academy (hmm, perhaps trade school is better English?) is not holding this trademark for the benefit of the Debian community. academy is right: academy n 1: a secondary

Re: Debian registered by a trade as TM in Spain!

2002-09-06 Thread Edmund GRIMLEY EVANS
We [CEINTEC] know that this person has never oposed to the use of Debian and, of course, that person guarantees that this won't happen in the future (while the GNU philosophy is respected). I don't this this guarantee is worth the paper it's printed on. We [CEINTEC] also know that he/she

Re: Debian registered by a trade as TM in Spain!

2002-09-05 Thread Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña
(BTW, CC: me since I'm not subscribed to either lists) Thus spoke Henning Makholm: If it's anything like Danish trademark law, there ought to be a possibility of challenging the trademark registration (though there may be out-of-pocket expenses, hence steps 1-4). I assume that somebody has

Re: Debian registered by a trade as TM in Spain!

2002-09-05 Thread Steve Langasek
On Wed, Sep 04, 2002 at 01:30:02PM +0100, Rob Bradford wrote: On Tue, 2002-09-03 at 16:59, Steve Langasek wrote: On Tue, Sep 03, 2002 at 01:25:20PM +0200, Ignacio García Fernández wrote: Can someone familiar with Spanish IP law comment on what weight is given to prior art in the case of a

Re: Debian registered by a trade as TM in Spain!

2002-09-05 Thread Steve Langasek
On Wed, Sep 04, 2002 at 11:24:25PM +0200, Henning Makholm wrote: From what I've gleaned from the reports (third-hand, as I don't know Spanish), they are using the trademark as backing for a certification program in connection with courses they offer. Seing how they apparently have no respect

Re: Debian registered by a trade as TM in Spain!

2002-09-05 Thread Rob Bradford
On Thu, 2002-09-05 at 16:56, Steve Langasek wrote: On Wed, Sep 04, 2002 at 01:30:02PM +0100, Rob Bradford wrote: On Tue, 2002-09-03 at 16:59, Steve Langasek wrote: Strategically, it's also better to assert our rights to the trademark instead of waiting for the trademark holder to start suing

Re: Debian registered by a trade as TM in Spain!

2002-09-04 Thread Henning Makholm
Scripsit Rob Bradford [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Tue, 2002-09-03 at 16:59, Steve Langasek wrote: Can someone familiar with Spanish IP law comment on what weight is given to prior art in the case of a trademark challenge? I'm assuming that, one way or another, some money will have to be spent on

Debian registered by a trade as TM in Spain!

2002-09-03 Thread Ignacio García Fernández
Yes, you have read well. In Spain Debian has been registered as a Trade Mark. You can find info at http://www.marcanet.com/Acceso_Gratuito/CPRespMN.ASP?Num=1L1=1N=1C1=42Nmb=debianTp=EsSob=Marca The page is in Spanish, but it's easy to understand, you introduce a name you want to register, and

Re: Debian registered by a trade as TM in Spain!

2002-09-03 Thread Steve Langasek
On Tue, Sep 03, 2002 at 01:25:20PM +0200, Ignacio García Fernández wrote: Yes, you have read well. In Spain Debian has been registered as a Trade Mark. You can find info at http://www.marcanet.com/Acceso_Gratuito/CPRespMN.ASP?Num=1L1=1N=1C1=42Nmb=debianTp=EsSob=Marca The page is in

Re: Debian registered by a trade as TM in Spain!

2002-09-03 Thread Jacobo Tarrio
O Martes, 3 de Setembro de 2002 ás 10:59:45 -0500, Steve Langasek escribía: The trademark is shown as registered in class 42: After some digging, I found the applications: M2321780, M2321781, M2321782. All three were submitted within one minute, by the same person. The first one claims the