Re: todo list

On Mon, 24 Mar 2003 19:43, Leo Simons wrote:
> > Sounds like a totally different issue, normally referred
> > as Trademarks.
>
> "Apache" is not a registered trademark for the ASF. You will notice the
> lack of "TM" or "SM" in the logos :D

trademarks don't have to be registered to be trademarks. Registeration on=
ly=20
gives more weight but non-registered are defensible if certain convention=
s=20
are followed (ie you have defended and enforced historically or this is a=
=20
first violation).

> > Am I allowed to release a software called "Niclas Excel"? Even a
> > spreadsheet application?
>
> probably, since Excel is not a registered trademark, you could release
> software called like that. In the case of a spreadsheet application,

You couldn't without violating a trademark (regardless of whether it is=20
registered or not but I assume it is).

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Cheers,

Peter Donald
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