Lawrence...see what your own university has trademarked! http://universitycounsel.ubc.ca/files/2012/12/UBC_Trademarks.pdf
Kris On 03/07/13, Lawrence Berg wrote: > > Re: Post-Doc Position(s) Martin Prosperity Institute, Toronto > > Yikes... I cannot even begin to enuncuate my reaction to this! > > > On 13-03-07 1:04 PM, "James Murphy" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Dear Lawrence, > > > > Your email peaked my interest/curiosity so I went ahead and googled the > > terms and found out that they are TMarked by UToronto - > > http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/business-designtm-examined-at-rotman-mba-business-conference-75850957.html > > > > “Business Design(TM): The New Competitive > > Weapon……Business design proposes an integrative model where the > > solutions to challenging problems are achieved in a collaborative and cross > > functional manner……Integrative Thinking and Business Design are > > registered trademarks of the Rotman School of Management.” > > > > So what happens if we write papers that use these terms? Can we > > theoretically be sued or will we/our publishing outlets have to pay > > royalties to UT? > > > > In a funnier sense, it reminds me of Luck Kellaway of the FT’s > > (sub)alter-ego from a few years back - Martin Lukes – and his > > Creovation™ trademark - http://wikibin.org/articles/creovation.html. > > > > Jim > > > > > > James T. Murphy, Ph.D. > > Associate Professor > > Graduate School of Geography > > Clark University > > 950 Main Street > > Worcester, MA 01610 > > USA > > > > (508) 793-7687 (phone) > > (508) 793-8881 (fax) > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>> > > http://www.clarku.edu/departments/geography/ > > <http://www.clarku.edu/departments/geography/> > > > > > > From: AAG Economic Geography Speciality Group > > [mailto:[email protected] > > <[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Lawrence Berg > > Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 3:43 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: Post-Doc Position(s) Martin Prosperity Institute, Toronto > > > > Kevin, > > Does the trade-mark sign actually mean that the Rotman School at U of > > Toronto has trade-marked “integrative thinking” and > > “business design”? > > Thanks, > > Lawrence > > > > > > On 13-03-07 11:53 AM, "Kevin Stolarick" > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > built around Integrative Thinking™ and Business Design™. > > > > -- > > Lawrence D. Berg BA (dist.), MA, DPhil > > Professor | Critical Geography > > Co-Director | UBC Centre for Social, Spatial & Economic Justice > > Community, Culture, & Global Studies | The University of British Columbia > > Arts 368-368D | 3333 University Way | Kelowna, BC, Canada, V1V 1V7 > > Phone +1 250 807 9392 | Fax +1 250 807 8001 > > Email: [email protected] > > Web I: http://web.ubc.ca/okanagan/ccgs/faculty/berg.html > > Web II: http://ubc.academia.edu/LawrenceBerg > > > > Editor: ACME: An International E-Journal for Critical Geographies > > http://www.acme-journal.org > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Lawrence D. Berg BA (dist.), MA, DPhil > Professor | Critical Geography > Co-Director | UBC Centre for Social, Spatial & Economic Justice > Community, Culture, & Global Studies | The University of British Columbia > Arts 368-368D | 3333 University Way | Kelowna, BC, Canada, V1V 1V7 > Phone +1 250 807 9392 | Fax +1 250 807 8001 > Email: [email protected] > Web I: http://web.ubc.ca/okanagan/ccgs/faculty/berg.html > Web II: http://ubc.academia.edu/LawrenceBerg > > Editor: ACME: An International E-Journal for Critical Geographies > http://www.acme-journal.org
