On May 30, 2012, at 20:18 , William Stein wrote: > On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 8:14 PM, rjf <fate...@gmail.com> wrote: >> You can do your own free trademark search, and you can also try to get a >> trademark for $159. >> There appear to be something like 50 uses of SAGE as a trademark, at least >> some of them >> for software, software and education, software and engineering. > > I know that, since I have investigated this several times before, done > searches, etc.. I was careful in my wording when I mentioned money to > write "Hiring a law firm to do this *right* can take about $5K." > Understanding how to effectively work the trademark system is > something probably none of us Sage developers know how to do. > > The "common law" owners of the Sage trademark in the context we're > discussing are the community of Sage developers. But such common law > trademark is difficult to enforce. As long as that community is OK > with me working with UW to get the trademark officially registered, I > can go forward.
I think this is a good idea, as long as we understand what the impact would be if, say, you decided that the University of Wisconsin were a more inviting place to do research and teaching, before the work to settle the trademark issues was complete. Is it clear that the UW claim on the trademark would not impact Sage's claim if something like that were to occur? The point, I think, is: is UW's work on Sage's behalf dependent on an individual's status within the UW system? Justin -- Justin C. Walker, Curmudgeon-At-Large, Director Institute for the Enhancement of the Director's Income -------- The path of least resistance: it's not just for electricity any more. -------- -- To post to this group, send an email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URL: http://www.sagemath.org
