[OT] LaunchPad is a registered trademark - of Canonical Inc.

2010-10-23 Thread Richard Gaskin
Turns out that the name LaunchPad is a registered trademark of Canonical Inc., makers of Ubuntu: https://help.launchpad.net/Legal From the USPTO.gov's trademark database: Word Mark: LAUNCHPAD Goods and Services: IC 035. US 100 101 102. G S: LICENSING COMPUTER SOFTWARE. FIRST USE:

Re: [OT] LaunchPad is a registered trademark - of Canonical Inc.

2010-10-23 Thread Colin Holgate
On Oct 23, 2010, at 3:48 PM, Richard Gaskin wrote: Turns out that the name LaunchPad is a registered trademark of Canonical Inc., makers of Ubuntu: Fortunately, the Apple software is called Launch Pad: http://www.apple.com/webapps/productivity/launchpad.html

Re: [OT] LaunchPad is a registered trademark - of Canonical Inc.

2010-10-23 Thread Colin Holgate
On Oct 23, 2010, at 3:51 PM, Colin Holgate wrote: Fortunately, the Apple software is called Launch Pad: http://www.apple.com/webapps/productivity/launchpad.html My mistake, it is indeed Lanchpad: http://www.apple.com/macosx/lion/ It even uses the lowercase p like the Ubuntu one.

Re: [OT] LaunchPad is a registered trademark - of Canonical Inc.

2010-10-23 Thread Richmond
On 10/23/2010 10:51 PM, Colin Holgate wrote: On Oct 23, 2010, at 3:48 PM, Richard Gaskin wrote: Turns out that the name LaunchPad is a registered trademark of Canonical Inc., makers of Ubuntu: Fortunately, the Apple software is called Launch Pad:

Re: [OT] LaunchPad is a registered trademark - of Canonical Inc.

2010-10-23 Thread Richmond
On 10/23/2010 10:57 PM, Colin Holgate wrote: On Oct 23, 2010, at 3:51 PM, Colin Holgate wrote: Fortunately, the Apple software is called Launch Pad: http://www.apple.com/webapps/productivity/launchpad.html My mistake, it is indeed Lanchpad: http://www.apple.com/macosx/lion/ It even uses

Re: [OT] LaunchPad is a registered trademark - of Canonical Inc.

2010-10-23 Thread Chipp Walters
Thanks for that. I was worried about my new app called EYE-tunes. I now expect no legal concerns from Apple because mine's spelled different from there's. On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 2:51 PM, Colin Holgate co...@verizon.net wrote: On Oct 23, 2010, at 3:48 PM, Richard Gaskin wrote: Turns out

Re: [OT] LaunchPad is a registered trademark - of Canonical Inc.

2010-10-23 Thread Colin Holgate
On Oct 23, 2010, at 6:59 PM, Chipp Walters wrote: Thanks for that. I was worried about my new app called EYE-tunes. I now expect no legal concerns from Apple because mine's spelled different from there's. Perhaps you could get away with calling it something with inverted text: sǝunʇı

Re: [OT] LaunchPad is a registered trademark - of Canonical Inc.

2010-10-23 Thread stephen barncard
that's hilarious. had me fooled. Ahhh unicode. On 23 October 2010 16:05, Colin Holgate co...@verizon.net wrote: On Oct 23, 2010, at 6:59 PM, Chipp Walters wrote: Thanks for that. I was worried about my new app called EYE-tunes. I now expect no legal concerns from Apple because mine's