[Juriwiki-l] Re: [Foundation-l] Trademark violation of our 'MediaWiki' mark
Robert Scott Horning
robert_horning at netzero.net
Mon Oct 31 15:58:02 UTC 2005
Robert Scott Horning wrote:
>> Please do! The entire US legal code appears to be on the web, so if
>> there is such a requirement, it shouldn't be hard to find.
>>
>> And anyway, has MediaWiki actually been trademarked? I know Wikimedia
>> has, but someone earlier said they couldn't find a trademark for
>> MediaWiki when they searched for it in where-ever you search for such
>> things...
>>
>>
>> Dan
>>
>>
> When dealing with the law, there are no absolutes.
As a follow up, you may also want to read this web page that offers some
legal opinions from an attorney practicing IP law:
http://www.publaw.com/fairusetrade.html
That was just a quick google search about trademark law, and I could
cite exact cases, but this is a good general introduction to the topic.
--
Robert Scott Horning
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