Lindows can use its trademark (for now)

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Microsoft to pay $20M to end Lindows
trademark battle

Microsoft to pay $20M to end Lindows
trademark battle 07/19/2004 04:43 PM
Microsoft Corp. has agreed to pay Linux vendor Lindows Inc. $20 million to end a two-and-a-half-year legal battle over the Lindows name, which Microsoft argues is too close to its Windows trademark.

Microsoft, Lindows End Trademark Spat

Microsoft, Lindows End Trademark Spat 07/20/2004 11:02 AM
Microsoft and Lindows.com jointly announced that they have reached a worldwide settlement that closes the books on the longstanding trademark infringement cases between the two companies. The exact terms of the settlement remain confidential, but an SEC filing revealed that Microsoft paid twenty million USD for the Lindows domain.

Lindows Wins a Big One in Windows
Trademark Suit

Lindows Wins a Big One in Windows
Trademark Suit 05/24/2004 08:30 PM
A U.S. Circuit Court denies Microsoft's appeal that its 'Windows' trademark be considered only as it is understood today—a move analysts predict could lead to a settlement.

Microsoft, Lindows Settle Trademark
Dispute

Microsoft, Lindows Settle Trademark
Dispute 07/19/2004 06:08 PM
Microsoft agrees to pay Lindows $20 million, while the maker of a Linux-based competitor to Windows changes its names to Linspire globally

Microsoft and Lindows Settle Trademark
Case

Microsoft and Lindows Settle Trademark
Case 07/19/2004 03:01 PM
Lindows.com and Microsoft Corp. today jointly announced that a worldwide settlement has been reached in the trademark infringement cases between the two companies. "This case was centered on the fundamentals of international trademark law and our necessary efforts to protect the Windows® trademark against infringement," said Tom Burt, corporate vice president and deputy general counsel for Microsoft. "This settlement addresses those concerns, and we are pleased that Lindows will now compete in the marketplace with a name distinctly its own."

Lindows trademark lawsuit gains some
ground

Lindows trademark lawsuit gains some
ground 02/12/2004 04:23 AM
Microsoft has been after Lindows ever since the company started re-selling Linux on there own branded computers and software. They...

Lindows/Windows Trademark Suit Heads To
Court

Lindows/Windows Trademark Suit Heads To
Court 11/13/2003 01:37 PM
Fortune's David Kirkpatrick is looking at the Microsoft suit against Lindows.com accusing them of trademark violation. He talks to Lindows CEO Michael Robertson, and buys into his arguments completely... until he speaks to a Microsoft representative. The arguments seem to be all over the place, but the one point that is most important is whether or not people will be confused by a product called Lindows, and think it was created by Microsoft. Microsoft claims to have a study saying that 18% of people would be confused. Is that enough to force a name change? Meanwhile, Kirkpatrick points out that the folks at Microsoft should probably be more worried about the actual desktop Linux offerings that are coming along, rather than what anyone calls their products.

Microsoft, Lindows Settle Trademark
Dispute (Reuters)

Microsoft, Lindows Settle Trademark
Dispute (Reuters) 07/19/2004 01:29 PM
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O) and Lindows.com Inc. settled a legal dispute over whether the name of the small Linux software developer's operating system was too similar to Windows, Microsoft's flagship product, the companies said on Monday.

Microsoft and Lindows Settle, but
'Windows' Trademark Vulnerability
Remains (NewsFactor)

Microsoft and Lindows Settle, but
'Windows' Trademark Vulnerability
Remains (NewsFactor) 07/19/2004 08:18 PM
NewsFactor - The world's largest software maker will pay US$20 million to Lindows to settle a legal battle that threatened Microsoft's (Nasdaq: MSFT) exclusive use of the "Windows" name. Lindows has agreed to change its name to Linspire by September 14th.

Lindows Ordered To Stop Using Lindows
Name

Lindows Ordered To Stop Using Lindows
Name 12/12/2003 10:29 AM
TheSpoom writes "InfoWorld reports that Lindows, a distribution of Linux and other software designed to emulate Windows, has been ordered to drop their name ...

Trademark vs. Search: Do you Soo...gle?

Trademark vs. Search: Do you Soo...gle? 09/08/2004 06:10 PM
Source: SearchDay - Does Geico's trademark lawsuit against Google have merit? How will the case be argued? What's the likely outcome of the trial? A mock court of trademark experts weighs in with their verdict....

Web ad trademark law to be retested

Web ad trademark law to be retested 01/16/2004 01:01 PM
CNET Jan 16 2004 1:41AM GMT

Web Ad Trademark Law To Be Retested

Web Ad Trademark Law To Be Retested 01/17/2004 10:57 PM

The Trademark Blog

The Trademark Blog 06/05/2005 11:30 PM
The Trademark Blog .. Martin Schwimmer .. Marty

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Trademark Assignments on the Web

Trademark Assignments on the Web 12/15/2003 03:33 AM
The US Patent and Trademark Office has announced the Trademark Assignments on the Web System, available at http://assignments.uspto.gov/assignments/ . This search system allows you to find trademark assignments back to 1995 (before that you're going to have to check with...

God violates Intel trademark

God violates Intel trademark 07/21/2004 07:20 AM
The Register Jul 21 2004 12:08PM GMT

Other News: GarageBand Trademark

Other News: GarageBand Trademark 01/07/2004 02:10 PM
Apple made a secret trademark deal last Spring to use the name "GarageBand".

The story of a trademark lawyer and RSS

The story of a trademark lawyer and RSS 02/01/2005 10:01 PM
OK, for a perfect example of the absurdity of not looking before legaling: Lawyer writes a blog about trademarks. Lawyer...

Trademark wars heat up

Trademark wars heat up 12/05/2003 07:47 PM
So if you Google ``Acme Widgets'' and the results page contains an ad for competitor ``Brand X Widgets,'' does that violate Acme's trademark? ...

Google Changes Trademark Policy

Google Changes Trademark Policy 04/11/2004 06:25 PM
Search Engine Journal Apr 11 2004 11:06PM GMT

Gmail Under Trademark Dispute

Gmail Under Trademark Dispute 08/14/2004 09:54 AM

Trademark protection at its mightiest

Trademark protection at its mightiest 01/22/2004 04:31 AM
Microsoft continues to press its case against a 17-year-old Canadian high school student named Mike Rowe because his web site is mikerowesoft.com and he refused their offer of $10. Ten dollars! I know it sounds cheap, but you have to remember that these are ten American dollars. You have to sympathize with Microsoft: Tons of people are going to end up on Rowe's site by mistake simply because they typed every letter after the "i" wrong. By the way, I just registered www.mykrowzoft.com. (I would have taken mykrowsoft.com, but someone in Hawaii already owns it.) Bring it on!...

Google's Trademark Gaffe

Google's Trademark Gaffe 08/16/2004 12:07 PM
Will the company be able to keep the name of its new email service?

Trademark Law Shouldn't Prejudice
Internet Ads

Trademark Law Shouldn't Prejudice
Internet Ads 02/19/2004 11:29 AM
Electronic Frontier Foundations Feb 19 2004 3:58PM GMT

Microsoft Trademark List

Microsoft Trademark List 02/11/2004 01:19 AM
Check this seven page list for a good synopsis of all Microsoft's trademarks. Some of them I've forgot, such as Actimates.

SK Telecom's Trademark Dispute

SK Telecom's Trademark Dispute 05/20/2004 02:28 AM
Hankooki May 20 2004 6:20AM GMT

An R-Rated Trademark Dispute?

An R-Rated Trademark Dispute? 04/19/2005 04:16 AM
The MPAA really does get a little crazy when it comes to over-reacting on intellectual property issues. Their latest move is to send out cease-and-desist letters to sites that host fan fiction -- not because those made up stories use characters, places and themes from real movies -- but because they use the (trademarked) MPAA movie rating system. That's right, if you happen to label your story as rated G, PG, PG-13, R or NC-17, you'd better watch out, the MPAA might come after you. Of course, they seem to ignore the fact that this system has become common around the world, is hardly taking anything away from the MPAA's own system (if anything, it enhances it), and also is useful in keeping age-inappropriate stories off the screens of those who shouldn't see them.

Should Google Have Anything To Do With
Ad Trademark Questions

Should Google Have Anything To Do With
Ad Trademark Questions 05/04/2004 03:09 PM
Google keeps running into lawsuits concerning companies who buy advertisements based on the names or trademarks of their competitors. We've already explained why should be perfectly legal under trademark law (which doesn't prevent all use of a trademarked term - just any use that is seen to be confusing people into believing one company is another company). However, this NewMediaZero piece points out that, even if it is a trademark violation, it makes no sense to go after Google, who is simply the publisher. If they must go after someone, the complaining companies should go after those who they are accusing of misusing their trademarks: the competitors buying the ads. Of course, what this article leaves out is that the complaining companies are upset that Google appears to be profiting off of their trademark by selling the ads. I wonder what would happen if Google set up a "compromise" position where a portion of the money that an advertiser paid for advertising on a trademarked keyword went to the trademark owner?

Axa sues Google over trademark

Axa sues Google over trademark 04/27/2004 11:35 AM
Insurer Axa is to sue Google in a dispute over trademarks which could threaten the web search firm's advertising revenues.

SSC Trademark Threats vs
LinuxGazette.net

SSC Trademark Threats vs
LinuxGazette.net 12/02/2003 09:53 AM

Inaccessible, trademark infringing and
on the Web

Inaccessible, trademark infringing and
on the Web 07/16/2004 06:41 AM
The Register Jul 16 2004 10:57AM GMT

Microsoft Sparkle Trademark?

Microsoft Sparkle Trademark? 12/30/2003 02:40 AM
You be the judge....

Another Apple Trademark: Numbers

Another Apple Trademark: Numbers 06/17/2005 03:35 PM

By Ina Fried, CNET News.com

New Google Trademark TrustRank

New Google Trademark TrustRank 06/05/2005 11:28 PM

No More "Lindows" Outside U.S.

No More "Lindows" Outside U.S. 04/09/2004 04:00 PM

What Is Lindows, Anyway?

What Is Lindows, Anyway? 03/20/2003 01:05 PM
Lindows is a Linux-based operating system that promises to make using Linux as easy as Windows. Indeed, its name suggests a combination of Linux and Windows -- but what exactly is this distribution that has found its way onto Wal-Mart shelves? Is it the next big thing or just good marketing?

Can't Use The Name Lindows? How About
Lin---s?

Can't Use The Name Lindows? How About
Lin---s? 02/17/2004 03:41 PM
Michael Robertson is not known for backing down when challenged. In fact, his specialty seems to be taking controversy and turning it to his advantage for the publicity. Thus, it should be no surprise to hear that when told he can no longer use the Lindows name in certain European countries, he'd change the offering name to Lin---s instead (pronounced LinDash). No matter how much of a cheap publicity stunt it is, you have to admit that the hangman graphic on the Lin---s.com site (yes, they got the domain) showing all the crossed off letters not needed to fill in the missing letters is somewhat amusing.

Google Ruled a Trademark Infringer

Google Ruled a Trademark Infringer 02/05/2005 09:36 PM
Slashdot Feb 5 2005 5:21PM GMT

Kazaa in German trademark punch-up

Kazaa in German trademark punch-up 06/14/2004 05:06 AM
Mi Casa no es tu Kazaa
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