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On 02/08/13 12:22, Martijn Grooten wrote: > On Fri, 2 Aug 2013, Paul Sutton wrote: >> Just think how much money could be spent on R&D if they stopped all this >> trademark of every day words, not to mention the billions spent on >> software patent litigation. I am saying billions as there does seem to >> be a lot of money involved in all this. > > Patents are a right mess and a waste of time and resources, most > people will agree with you on that. > > But trademarks are another thing. I think the fact that trademarks > exist makes sense and I am not aware of a huge money-wasting industry > behind them - although I'm sure there's the odd lawsuit merely filed > because someone things they can make the sued company pay a lot of > money, if only in a settlement. > >> From Wikipedia: > > "Infringement may occur when one party, the "infringer", uses a > trademark which is identical or confusingly similar to a trademark > owned by another party, in relation to products or services which are > identical or similar to the products or services which the > registration covers." > > Note the "idential or similar to the products". > > There's a thing call Ubuntu Cola: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_Cola > > It is unrelated to the Operating System and produces a completely > unrelated product, under a different philosphy. So there's no problem. > But if you set up a software company called Ubuntu, you'll likely run > into legal trouble. > > Martijn. > I see your point on that. Paul -- -- http://www.zleap.net http://www.linkedin.com/pub/paul-sutton/36/595/911 Software freedom day event - 21st September 2013 - http://exeter.lug.org.uk/ I am committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable groups and expect any school or establishment I am involved with to share this commitment. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq