Hi Les, Sorry my bad hadn't noticed that; That would really be funny, trying to register a name used by the trademark office itself :-)
Another thing that crossed my mind is that you could also name it after yourself; Since it is your name, anyone will have a hard time claiming a IP infringement. Like the Mike Rowe case for example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_v._MikeRoweSoft I don't know if Apache would like such a naming scheme though. Kind regards, Jasper On Tue, 2009-05-19 at 16:52 -0400, Les Hazlewood wrote: > Hi Jasper, > > There might be some confusion here - TESS is not a suggested name for > the project - it is the name of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's > search engine: http://www.uspto.gov/main/trademarks.htm > > Cheers, > > Les > > On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 4:24 PM, Jasper Siepkes <[email protected]> > wrote: > Hi All, > > Regarding the name Tess; I know that the automated assistant > of Ziggo > (largest cable provider here in the Netherlands) is called > Tess. Not > really in the same field, it is software however. > > Kind regards, > > Jasper > > > On Tue, 2009-05-19 at 22:18 +0200, Maarten Bosteels wrote: > > On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 9:39 PM, Les Hazlewood > <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > Hi Maarten, > > > > This is a good question. > > > > There is nothing in TESS that shows a potential > naming > > conflict other than a result. That is, if you > execute a > > search for all active entries, and a result comes > up, odds are > > high that it would not be a good candidate. Or if > you do see > > a result, be sure it is not software related in any > way. > > > > Hi Les, > > > > What I actually meant is this: > > In your original post, you're saying "It seems as if our > recently > > changed name of Apache Ki is not free from potential naming > conflict > > problems" > > Where does this info come from ? Is this info backed by an > entry in > > the TESS database ? Or an entry in another "intellectual > property" > > database ? > > > > Best regards > > Maarten > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You're right that "Apache Ki" would have been the > official > > name if it stood, but the Incubator seemed to come > to a > > consensus that we should change the name just in > case. They > > felt it would be best to find a name with no overlap > anywhere, > > just to be safe; they're trying to limit the > possibility of > > anyone starting legal action contending for a name - > they > > could not afford to deal with that if it ever > surfaced. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Les > > > > > > > > On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 2:20 PM, Maarten Bosteels > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Les, > > > > Is there an entry in TESS that shows us the > potential > > naming conflict ? > > It could help us understand which names are > good > > candidates. > > > > I don't quite understand the problem > (IANAL). > > My apologies if this has all been discussed > before. > > > > As far as I understand, the name of the > project is > > "Apache Ki" not just "Ki", so I don't see > any > > conflicts. > > Same for "Apache JSecurity". I must be > missing > > something here. > > > > All Apache project names I tried, generate > several > > hits on TESS: James, MINA, Cocoon, Maven, > Cayenne > > > > Maarten > > > > > > > > On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 6:51 PM, Les > Hazlewood > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks! > > > > > > On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 12:21 PM, > sebb > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > PANEKANA - apparently means > security > > in Hawaiian. > > No hits in TESS. > > Google shows no hits > relating to > > commercial enterprises. > > > > > > On 19/05/2009, Les Hazlewood > > <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Hi Apache Community. > > > > > > It seems as if our > recently changed > > name of Apache Ki is not > free from > > > potential naming conflict > problems, > > and we'll need to change our > name > > again. > > > > > > So, we're reaching out to > everyone > > and anyone who would like to > > contribute a > > > new name to the > suggestion pool. > > Here's how the process will > work: > > > > > > 1. All new names will be > accepted > > by anyone for 1 week. > Starting now, > > > ending 27 May 2009 > Midnight GMT-8. > > > 2. We'll present the > compiled list > > of submitted names in a new > email. > > > Everyone will have 72 > hours to vote > > on their favorite. > > > 3. The top 5 names by > vote count > > will be the finalists. > > > 4. 72 more hours to vote > to reduce > > the list to 2 final names. > > > 5. 1 final 72 hour period > to vote > > on one of these 2 names. > The name > > that > > > wins by simple majority > will be the > > new project name. > > > > > > Please ensure any name > submission > > is free and clear to the > best of your > > > knowledge from any > Trademarks or > > Patents by performing a > search [1]. > > Also > > > if you can get little or > no results > > in Google and Yahoo, that > would be a > > > great candidate too. > > > > > > Name submission starts > NOW. > > > > > > We look forward to all > name > > suggestions, and we > appreciate anyone > > who wishes > > > to participate! > > > > > > Thanks so much, > > > > > > Les Hazlewood > > > Apache JSecurity/Apache > > Ki/Apache ??? member > > > > > > [1] > > > http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?f=searchss&state=4002:3c9s6h.1.1 > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > > > [email protected] > > For additional commands, > e-mail: > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
