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From: Niclas Hedhman <niclas@hedhman.org>
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Subject: Re: Check of project name for trademark issues
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 19:57:55 +0800
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On Monday 11 June 2007 17:51, Xavier Hanin wrote:

> Any recommendation on how to use the uspto.gov search? Ivy is a common name
> and I get a lot of trademarks containing Ivy, but I don't know if they are
> relative to a software.

Good start is to look for "Ivy + Software". If you get hits on that, need to 
look at the details, if not I think you should be fairly Ok. Google is also 
good for these kinds of searches. Sometimes you will find that even though it 
is not protected Trademark, we wouldn't want to step on someone's toes.

Also, large multinationals will protect their mark even if the business is 
different. So if you know of any of those, then it is time to look for a new 
name.

Finally, all the gray areas, gather the details and post to 
legal-discuss@apache.org, and ask for advice.


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