On Jul 25, 2012, at 2:00 PM, Radim Kolar <h...@filez.com> wrote: > Mark, >> You are certainly not using the Solr mark in an approved manner and I'd hope >> if you are going to take advantage of our mailing list for promotion of your >> product, that you would not violate our trademark. > Apache Foundation do not own SOLR (R) trademark. I looked into registry (USA > and World) and none of them shows apache foundation as owner of SOLR > trademark. > > Trademarks registered to apache foundations in USA are: > HADOOP, OPENOFFICE.ORG, SUBVERSION > > thats all. In world registry, you have nothing at all. Rest of trademarks > from http://apache.org/foundation/marks/list/ are home-invented ones. Its > almost impossible to win in court if you do not have your trademark > registered.
I think that's fine - I'm not a lawyer so I won't comment on whether or not we have legal rights to the Solr name in Uzbekistan. I know these things are not so simple. There are both registered and unregistered trademarks and various international legal complications. But regardless, in general, a non profit organization is not going to have the resources to go after everyone who infringes on our project names. I don't threaten legal action. However, I would attempt to block anyone from our mailing list that was violating our product naming rules to promote. Violate our rules outside of our community please ;) This is a group of volunteers that are part of a non profit. I don't think legal action is likely. But I do think we will continue to insist on the rules and to protect our trademark to prevent user confusion and the proper reputation of the software we produce. > > Even "Apache" is not your trademark anymore. I guess you guys failed to renew. > *Word Mark * *APACHE* > *Serial Number* 85100058 > *Abandonment Date* May 23, 2011 > *Owner* The *Apache* Software *Foundation* CORPORATION DELAWARE 1901 Munsey > Drive Forest Hill MARYLAND 210502747 > > > Solr is our trademark and third party products must have their own name. > Solr trademark is owned and properly registered by somebody else. Its YOU who > is violating registered SOLR trademark. - Mark Miller lucidimagination.com
