OpenEuphoria

RE: fake Eu?

• Posted by Christopher B <president at insight-concepts.com> Aug 09, 2002
• 351 views

Hi Kat :)

Actually...as long as Robert can prove when he established using=
 the TM with Euphoria, a company with a registered Mark cannot=
 force him to change the Euphoria name. Registered marks do not=
 have priority over already established TM. Any company can use a=
 TM without registering (R). But a company must prove when it=
 began using the TM if any disputes arises. Also, Euphoria Lotion=
 cannot sue  Euphoria software for using the same name. Both=
 companies could register the name because they are in a=
 different class. You also have to factor in location. Trade Mark=
 laws vary from country to country. Besides; TM lawsuits are very=
 expensive and not worth the hassle. 

Best regards,
Chris

On Fri, =A09 Aug 2002 17:53:12 +0000, irv at take.maxleft.com wrote:
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>Kat wrote:
>>Rob, is this legal?
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>>http://www.euphoriascript.net/
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>There's not much he can do about it,
>unless he has registered Euphoria as a trademark,
>AND he can afford a school of hungry lawyers.
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>On the other hand, Rob should go ahead and register it,
>because sooner or later some company is going to come out
>with some totally unrelated product (hemorrhoid treatment,
>nite-time sleep aid, or whatever) by the same name, and then
>try to force Rob to change the name of his software.
>Having been duly registered for a few years is good insurance
>against such events.
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>Irv
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