go get a job you guys have too much time on your hands. if pana was going to sue they would have done it when the term voip was first mentioned. like what was said eariler. a company name is one thing a logo another, using the letters for something that was not even inventer yet they cant claim. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <kxt@kxthelp.com> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 12:22 PM Subject: Re: KX-T: Panasonic confirms plan to sue competitors for royalties on use of “VoIP”®
> It'll probably end up like the situation with Intel did when they > renamed the 586 chip to "Pentium" after AMD tradmarked the name "586". > I think they should have rights to the term but their term "VoIP" meant > something totally different. > > - Mark > > Marc wrote: >> Awesome! You go, Panasonic!!! Although it is interesting that the date >> of >> this press release is April 1st... ;-) >> >> Thanks, >> Marc Halberg >> The Phone Man >> La Jolla, CA >> 800-878-PHON >> www.ephoneman.com >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Michael N. Marcus [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2007 11:06 AM >> To: kxt@kxthelp.com >> Subject: KX-T: Panasonic confirms plan to sue competitors for royalties >> on >> use of “VoIP”® >> >> SECAUCUS, NJ, April 1, 2007 - Panasonic Communications Co., Ltd. has >> confirmed published reports that it will be seeking royalty payments, or >> injunctions to stop other companies from using the term "VoIP®," which >> has >> been a registered trademark of the international electronics firm for >> over >> 30 years. >> >> >> >> According to Kunio Watanabe, Panasonic Executive Vice President for Legal >> Affairs, "in 1973, there were discussions about expanding Panasonic's US >> headquarters, then in the PanAm Building in Manhattan, to become >> Panasonic's >> world headquarters. We considered buying the building, and changing the >> sign >> on the rooftop from PanAm to Panasonic." >> >> >> >> "Although the building was sold to MetLife instead of to us, and >> corporate >> headquarters remained in Japan," Watanabe continued, "we did develop a >> promotional plan to establish the New York City operation as the "Voice >> of >> International Panasonic." The term "VoIP"® was registered with the United >> States Patent and Trademark Office in 1974, and has been renewed and kept >> current." >> >> >> >> "The VoIP® trademark," Watanabe emphasized, "is valuable Panasonic >> intellectual property, and is becoming more valuable every day. We can >> prove >> that Panasonic is the original VoIP® company. With the introduction of >> our >> new Globarange VoIP® phones and service, and our previously introduced >> VoIP®-enabled KX-TDA business phone systems, we won't stand idly by while >> other companies compete with us, while using our registered trademark. We >> are initially targeting 34 companies -- including AT&T, Microsoft, Cisco, >> IBM, Avaya, Uniden, Skype, and Vonage -- who offer alleged VoIP® services >> and products. We will offer them a choice of purchasing a license for the >> use of our trademark, or to develop their own terminology.” >> >> >> >> “Over 60 years ago,” Watanabe concluded, “the Radio Corporation of >> America >> developed an audio connector that became known as the RCA jack. Hundreds >> of >> companies have been able to sell countless millions of items called RCA >> jacks and plugs, with no financial benefit to RCA. Panasonic will not let >> that happen with our VoIP®.” >> >> >> >> Later this month, Panasonic will launch a "First with VoIP®" multimedia >> marketing campaign to promote its new Globarange phones and free >> worldwide >> calling service, developed to use the “joip” service of New York-based >> VoIP® >> service provider deltathree, Inc. Deltathree is the first company to be >> licensed by Panasonic to use the VoIP® registered trademark. Globarange >> phones are hybrid two-line 5.8GHz DECT cordless phones, supporting both >> landline and joip-powered VoIP® services. >> >> > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > KX-T Mailing list --- http://kxthelp.com/ > Subscription changes: http://kxthelp.com/mailman/listinfo/kxt > _________________________________________________________________ KX-T Mailing list --- http://kxthelp.com/ Subscription changes: http://kxthelp.com/mailman/listinfo/kxt
