Re: Name of the XFree86-based DDX
Harold L Hunt II <huntharo-mhe/[email protected]>
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Mike A. Harris wrote: > On Tue, 9 Mar 2004, Harold L Hunt II wrote: > > >>>>XFree86 is a registered trademark of XFree86 Inc., so if you want to >>>>avoid the possibility of future lawsuits, that name should probably be >>>>avoided at all costs. >>> >>> >>>s/registered// >>> >>>It is a commonlaw trademark, not a registered one, however the >>>website claims that registration has been filed for. >> >>It really is "pending registration", at leaast it is in the US. Just go >>to uspto.gov and search on "XFree86". You'll see it was filed for >>registration sometime last year. > > > Yes, that's another way of saying what I just said above. ;o) Not really, you said they "claim" it is being registered, while I confirmed that it is being registered. Harold