At 09:12 AM 7/18/01 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>: Shall we trademark JMode just in case? It seems many of us, me included,
>: are willing to help defer the legal cost of one.
>
>Can the FSF help in this area? That is, could the FSF set up a dedicated
>fund for JMode's trademark (to which we could contribute) and take care
>of whatever paperwork there is?
>
>Keep in mind that part of owning a trademark is defending it - if
>you don't send out cease and desist letters to people who violate it,
>you can't later claim that they violated your rights.
Is that actually an issue here? The interest in getting the trademark is
to prevent some company from sending Paul another cease and desist letter,
not to monopolize the word "JMode". Even if he loses the rights, I doubt
that someone else could trademark it and force him off of it. At the very
least, he's got a very strong case for prior use.
This leads me to wonder if it would even be necessary to renew the
trademark, making this a one-time expense.
Troy
who is not a lawyer
