> > http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=8734 > > > Baron Gunther Freiherr von Gravenreuth - better known as Herr G|nther > > von Gravenreuth - those little dots are important. > > I am not an IP lawyer, but... Linus is the registered owner of the > trademark Linux in the US (see the link below). > > http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/jumpto?f=doc&state=d46oha.2.159
Yers. He is in Germany, too, it appears - but the original registration doesn't specifically include software. It looks like a p/r stunt by the lawyer to point out that it's not always a good idea to register using the standard classes. http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/jk-04.04.03-006/ - if you can handle Kraut. -- Phil Payne http://www.isham-research.com +44 7785 302 803 +49 173 6242039