Subj : Fidonet "zone 5"
To   : apam
From : Oli
Date : Thu Sep 22 2022 10:23:51

apam wrote (2022-09-21):

 a> Is fidonet trademarked?

It was until 2008
https://branddb.wipo.int/branddb/en/showData.jsp?ID=USTM.73591035
or
https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=73591035&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=SERIAL_NO&searchType=statusSearch

 a> If so it would be interesting to see how that
 a> works out in a court. I'm not a lawyer, but as far as I know you have to
 a> defend a trademark for it to remain valid - and with the cross over
 a> between software and Fidonet the network (ie, many people create fidonet
 a> software without applying to use a trade mark)

Trademark was registered for "COMPUTER PROGRAMS AND ACCOMPANYING USER MANUALS"

But Tom Jennings wouldn't care anyway.


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