Re: DJB DNS trademark issue
Dean Anderson <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.network.djbdns |
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On 23 May 2009, John Levine wrote: > >John: I don't know that Dan has registered it yet. But he probably > >should do so. > > Ah, so there is no trademark. Then why are you wasting our time? A trademark is valid when used in commerce. Cr.yp.to is used in commerce. Registration is a formality that allows one to sue in federal court without the need to show diversity or amount, or other venue questions. Federal registration just makes the process faster. > By the way, there are rules about what qualfies for a trademark > registration, and DJB DNS clearly doesn't meet them. Indeed. Use is a the key fact, and DJB meets that. --Dean -- Av8 Internet Prepared to pay a premium for better service? www.av8.net faster, more reliable, better service 617 344 9000