> From: Rodney Thayer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>
> Many companies trade mark their company name. I've heard the
> term 'rsa' pre-dates the company, so I assume they didn't do
> that. I don't see it on the web site.
>
Trademarking the company name and trademarking the algorithm name is
different.
It seems RSA (the company) has trademarked RSA (the algorithm), although
recently.
>From <www.uspto.gov> (there may be more RSA algorithm trademarks, these are
just the first two I came across:
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Word Mark: RSA
Goods and Services: IC 009. US 021 023 026 036 038. G & S: Computer software
to integrate cryptographic security features into software applications.
FIRST USE: 19950400. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 19950400
Mark Drawing Code: (1) TYPED DRAWING
Serial Number: 75703025
Filing Date: May 11, 1999
Published for Opposition: January 4, 2000
Registration Number: 2335885
Registration Date: March 28, 2000
Owner: (REGISTRANT) RSA Data Security, Inc. CORPORATION DELAWARE 2955 Campus
Drive, Suite 400 San Mateo CALIFORNIA 944032507
Assignment Recorded: ASSIGNMENT RECORDED
Type of Mark: TRADEMARK
Register: PRINCIPAL
Live/Dead Indicator: LIVE
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and
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Word Mark: RSA
Goods and Services: IC 009. US 021 023 026 036 038. G & S: NON-PREDICTABLE
CODE CALCULATORS, NAMELY, COMPUTER HARDWARE AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE THAT
GENERATE SECURITY ACCESS CODES FOR ACCESSING HOST DATA BANK COMPUTERS; AND
COMPUTER SOFTWARE PROGRAMS THAT ISSUE AND MANAGE DIGITAL USER INDENTITIES
AND ACCESS PRIVILEGES FOR ELECTRONIC COMMERCE AND SECURITY
Mark Drawing Code: (1) TYPED DRAWING
Serial Number: 75697271
Filing Date: May 4, 1999
Files ITU: FILED AS ITU
Published for Opposition: March 21, 2000
Owner: (APPLICANT) RSA Data Security, Inc. CORPORATION DELAWARE 2955 Campus
Drive, Suite 400 San Mateo CALIFORNIA 944032507
Assignment Recorded: ASSIGNMENT RECORDED
Prior Registrations: 1855630;1857585
Type of Mark: TRADEMARK
Register: PRINCIPAL
Live/Dead Indicator: LIVE
