Re: Debian registered by a trade as TM in Spain!

2002-09-11 Thread Ricardo Javier Cardenes Medina
On Tue, Sep 03, 2002 at 10:59:45AM -0500, Steve Langasek wrote: > > The barrapunto article makes it clear that the academy (hmm, perhaps > "trade school" is better English?) is not holding this trademark for the > benefit of the Debian community. academy is right: academy n 1: a seconda

Re: Debian registered by a trade as TM in Spain!

2002-09-06 Thread Edmund GRIMLEY EVANS
> We [CEINTEC] know that this person has never oposed to the use of Debian > and, of course, that person guarantees that this won't happen in the future > (while the GNU philosophy is respected). I don't this this guarantee is worth the paper it's printed on. > We [CEINTEC] also know that he/she

Re: Debian registered by a trade as TM in Spain!

2002-09-05 Thread Rob Bradford
On Thu, 2002-09-05 at 16:56, Steve Langasek wrote: > On Wed, Sep 04, 2002 at 01:30:02PM +0100, Rob Bradford wrote: > > On Tue, 2002-09-03 at 16:59, Steve Langasek wrote: > Strategically, it's also better to assert our rights to the trademark > instead of waiting for the trademark holder to start su

Re: Debian registered by a trade as TM in Spain!

2002-09-05 Thread Steve Langasek
On Wed, Sep 04, 2002 at 11:24:25PM +0200, Henning Makholm wrote: > From what I've gleaned from the reports (third-hand, as I don't know > Spanish), they are using the trademark as backing for a "certification > program" in connection with courses they offer. Seing how they > apparently have no resp

Re: Debian registered by a trade as TM in Spain!

2002-09-05 Thread Steve Langasek
On Wed, Sep 04, 2002 at 01:30:02PM +0100, Rob Bradford wrote: > On Tue, 2002-09-03 at 16:59, Steve Langasek wrote: > > On Tue, Sep 03, 2002 at 01:25:20PM +0200, Ignacio García Fernández wrote: > > Can someone familiar with Spanish IP law comment on what weight is given > > to "prior art" in the ca

Re: Debian registered by a trade as TM in Spain!

2002-09-05 Thread Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña
(BTW, CC: me since I'm not subscribed to either lists) Thus spoke Henning Makholm: >If it's anything like Danish trademark law, there ought to be a >possibility of challenging the trademark registration (though there >may be out-of-pocket expenses, hence steps 1-4). I assume that >somebody has mar

Re: Debian registered by a trade as TM in Spain!

2002-09-04 Thread Henning Makholm
Scripsit Rob Bradford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Tue, 2002-09-03 at 16:59, Steve Langasek wrote: > > Can someone familiar with Spanish IP law comment on what weight is given > > to "prior art" in the case of a trademark challenge? I'm assuming that, > > one way or another, some money will have to b

Re: Debian registered by a trade as TM in Spain!

2002-09-04 Thread Rob Bradford
On Tue, 2002-09-03 at 16:59, Steve Langasek wrote: > On Tue, Sep 03, 2002 at 01:25:20PM +0200, Ignacio García Fernández wrote: > Can someone familiar with Spanish IP law comment on what weight is given > to "prior art" in the case of a trademark challenge? I'm assuming that, > one way or another,

Re: Debian registered by a trade as TM in Spain!

2002-09-03 Thread Jacobo Tarrio
O Martes, 3 de Setembro de 2002 ás 10:59:45 -0500, Steve Langasek escribía: > The trademark is shown as registered in class 42: After some digging, I found the applications: M2321780, M2321781, M2321782. All three were submitted within one minute, by the same person. The first one claims the

Re: Debian registered by a trade as TM in Spain!

2002-09-03 Thread Steve Langasek
On Tue, Sep 03, 2002 at 01:25:20PM +0200, Ignacio García Fernández wrote: > Yes, you have read well. > In Spain Debian has been registered as a Trade Mark. > You can find info at > http://www.marcanet.com/Acceso_Gratuito/CPRespMN.ASP?Num=1&L1=1&N=1&C1=42&Nmb=debian&Tp=Es&Sob=Marca > The page is

Debian registered by a trade as TM in Spain!

2002-09-03 Thread Ignacio García Fernández
Yes, you have read well. In Spain Debian has been registered as a Trade Mark. You can find info at http://www.marcanet.com/Acceso_Gratuito/CPRespMN.ASP?Num=1&L1=1&N=1&C1=42&Nmb=debian&Tp=Es&Sob=Marca The page is in Spanish, but it's easy to understand, you introduce a name you want to register,