On 10/14/2009 11:48 AM, Jim Jagielski wrote:
We need to provide a status update on how traffic server is
going. Ideally an update on the 'traffic server' trademark as
well as how the code-cleanup/donation process is going.
Alright, I'll update the status report today. We're making pretty good
progress, things actually build and run after the cleanup, which is
positive.
Miles, can you examine what the status is with the trademark? See
attached mail from Chuck below, our legal team gave us two options,
either works for us, so it's sort of up to ASF to pick one I think.
Should I include this as a question in the Status report maybe?
-- leif
Hi Roy,
Leif mentioned the Traffic Server trademark concerns, and I've been digging
into this with our attorneys. Currently, we only have four active trademark
registrations for the TRAFFIC SERVER mark in the following jurisdictions:
Australia, Japan, Norway and the U.S. The registrations in Japan and the U.S.
are set to expire this year. The registration in Australia is set to expire at
the end of May 2010. That leaves the registration in Norway which is set to
expire in March 2019.
At this juncture, they offered two possible solutions. The first possible
solution is to simply assign all right, title and interest in and to the
TRAFFIC SERVER mark including the four active registrations to ASF [though we'd
probably want to make this contingent on getting through the incubator stage].
Our second possible option is to provide ASF with a letter of assurance stating
that we own all right, title and interest in and to the TRAFFIC SERVER mark and
the four active registrations and that we will not take any action against ASF
or any of its licensees during the life of these registrations {and we'd
express our intention of letting them lapse and expire].
Option 2 sounds easier - I only need to ask an attorney for something once;)
but would that satisfy the ASF?
My wife's just going into labor, and I'm about to go OOO for the rest of the
week - but I wanted to get this off before I headed out.
Thanks,
chuck
