Return-Path: X-Original-To: apmail-incubator-ooo-dev-archive@minotaur.apache.org Delivered-To: apmail-incubator-ooo-dev-archive@minotaur.apache.org Received: from mail.apache.org (hermes.apache.org [140.211.11.3]) by minotaur.apache.org (Postfix) with SMTP id BEF4E7811 for ; Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:02:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 65641 invoked by uid 500); 17 Nov 2011 14:02:49 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-incubator-ooo-dev-archive@incubator.apache.org Received: (qmail 65580 invoked by uid 500); 17 Nov 2011 14:02:47 -0000 Mailing-List: contact ooo-dev-help@incubator.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: ooo-dev@incubator.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list ooo-dev@incubator.apache.org Received: (qmail 65572 invoked by uid 99); 17 Nov 2011 14:02:47 -0000 Received: from minotaur.apache.org (HELO minotaur.apache.org) (140.211.11.9) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:02:47 +0000 Received: from localhost (HELO mail-vx0-f175.google.com) (127.0.0.1) (smtp-auth username robweir, mechanism plain) by minotaur.apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:02:47 +0000 Received: by vcbfl11 with SMTP id fl11so1780766vcb.6 for ; Thu, 17 Nov 2011 06:02:46 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.52.17.139 with SMTP id o11mr14366514vdd.44.1321538566297; Thu, 17 Nov 2011 06:02:46 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.220.218.139 with HTTP; Thu, 17 Nov 2011 06:02:46 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: <1321475182.52715.YahooMailClassic@web113509.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> <4EC41F81.6060801@shanecurcuru.org> <8B90BE3A-FA72-4E41-9D27-EF96E91CDAFA@comcast.net> <4013B308-5889-46D4-B30E-C29679F75A8D@comcast.net> Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 09:02:46 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Time for the ASF to send an Open Letter? From: Rob Weir To: ooo-dev@incubator.apache.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 8:56 AM, Kazunari Hirano wrote: > Hi Rob and all, > > On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 10:23 PM, Rob Weir wrote: >> I don't think so. =C2=A0Part of protecting a brand is to prevent "confus= ing >> similarity"., =C2=A0For example, we could not go out and sell soft drink= s >> under the name "Coca-Cola.org" or pizza under the name "Pizza >> Hut.net". > > I see. > > In Japan "OpenOffice" is the registered trademark (No.4688483, > registered on July 4, 2003) [1] owned by Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.[2] > > [1] http://www1.ipdl.inpit.go.jp/syutsugan/TM_DETAIL_A.cgi?0&2&0&1&5&1321= 53723258785500651374 > [2] http://www.fujixerox.co.jp/company/about/oof.html > > We have been using "OpenOffice.org" for a long time in Japan, no problem. > :) > And that is fine. A trademark is for a particular category of product. The Japanese trademark is not for personal productivity applications. It is possible for the same name to be used in different trademarks, if they are used for different things and they would not cause confusion. > Thanks, > khirano >