On 29-Aug-06, at 9:47 AM, Patrick Mannion wrote:
Will the Foundation take legal action?
On 8/29/06, Aphaia <aphaia(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Sweat.
Relevant question: is it valid worldwide?
Two excellent questions!
There is no single trademark law which allows a trademark to apply in
every jurisdiction, so no, this is not necessarily valid worldwide.
However, there is some protection via WTO/GATT. Furthermore, and I
don't know if this has been initiated yet, it's possible to gain
multiple marks using the Madrid system <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Madrid_system> - basically filing for a bundle of trademarks for all
participating countries.
Will the Foundation take legal action? Yes. That is, where there is
an infringement the Foundation will begin the legal steps to address
the issue. Whether that means taking companies to court or not would
depend on the exact situation. (Unfortunately, I don't know enough
about trademark law to give advice about what is or is not a mark
infringement.)
Amgine