Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-incubator-oscar-dev-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 30800 invoked from network); 9 Aug 2005 18:07:43 -0000 Received: from hermes.apache.org (HELO mail.apache.org) (209.237.227.199) by minotaur.apache.org with SMTP; 9 Aug 2005 18:07:43 -0000 Received: (qmail 18081 invoked by uid 500); 9 Aug 2005 18:07:42 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-incubator-oscar-dev-archive@incubator.apache.org Received: (qmail 18039 invoked by uid 500); 9 Aug 2005 18:07:42 -0000 Mailing-List: contact oscar-dev-help@incubator.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: oscar-dev@incubator.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list oscar-dev@incubator.apache.org Received: (qmail 18025 invoked by uid 99); 9 Aug 2005 18:07:42 -0000 Received: from asf.osuosl.org (HELO asf.osuosl.org) (140.211.166.49) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Tue, 09 Aug 2005 11:07:42 -0700 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=10.0 tests= X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: pass (asf.osuosl.org: local policy) Received: from [216.104.160.39] (HELO mx-out.daemonmail.net) (216.104.160.39) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Tue, 09 Aug 2005 11:08:04 -0700 Received: from localhost.daemonmail.net (localhost.daemonmail.net [127.0.0.1]) by mx-out.daemonmail.net (8.13.1/8.12.9) with SMTP id j79I7e1s041710 for ; Tue, 9 Aug 2005 11:07:40 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from heavy@ungoverned.org) Received: from [24.180.252.202] (via account 16414) by mx-out.daemonmail.net with ESMTP id ITk1G2d5 authenticated by SMTP; Tue, 09 Aug 2005 11:07:39 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <42F8F0DA.5070606@ungoverned.org> Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2005 14:07:22 -0400 From: "Richard S. Hall" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.6-1.1.fc4 (X11/20050720) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: oscar-dev@incubator.apache.org Subject: Re: What about Felix for the name? References: <200508100157.59876.niclas@hedhman.org> In-Reply-To: <200508100157.59876.niclas@hedhman.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org X-Spam-Rating: minotaur.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N Double IANAL for me too, but I was under the impression that you cannot easily trademark a common name either. Which is why OSGi's trademark applies to those four letters with the small "i". -> richard Niclas Hedhman wrote: >On Wednesday 10 August 2005 01:36, Noel J. Bergman wrote: > > >>Actually, they trademarked FeliX. Capital X. I suspect that the normal >>spelling may not be easily trademarked. But IANAL. >> >> > >AFAIU, for trademarks of common names (opposed to fabricated words, logotypes, >sounds and others) I think there is a requirement of being restricted to a >particular market segment. Hence, Felix in food products have no case about a >Felix car or Felix softwares. BUT, IANAL, and been wrong before. > >Cheers >Niclas > > > > >