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Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 18:11:22 -0600 (CST)
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On Wed, 14 Jan 2004, Chris Cox wrote:
> >
> >I suggest trademarking "libtiff" (may be as simple as adding (TM)
> >beside libtiff on the web site, and a trademark statement)
>
> No, it is not that simple to trademark a name - at least not in the USA.
> Also, international lawsuits are not as easy as you think...

You are talking about a registered trademark (R).  It takes at least a
year to get a registered trademark, and the registration request will
be rejected if your lawyer is not responsive, or it is believed that
the trademark is already in common use.

Most trademarks are not registered and are denoted with (TM).
unregistered trademarks are supported by actual use, and the initial
usage date.  Unfortunately, defending unregistered trademarks usually
takes legal action.

Almost all lawsuits are more painful than can be imagined.

The first step should be determining who the ISP is, and convincing
the ISP that their customer is doing something illegal.

Bob
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