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[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] RE: what's in a nameThis is incorrect information. There is no difference between SM and TM except that one applies to a service and the other to a product. -- markb > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-ips@ece.cmu.edu [mailto:owner-ips@ece.cmu.edu]On Behalf Of > Jim McGrath > Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2000 9:05 PM > To: 'julian_satran@il.ibm.com'; ips@ece.cmu.edu > Subject: RE: what's in a name > > > > You file iSCSI as a Service mark (SM). That essentially reserves the name > so no one else can trademark it, but allows other to use it (if you TM the > name then you have to defend it if others use it or you lose the TM - the > Xerox problem). > > I recollect that we did this with Ultra SCSI and it worked ok. > > Jim > > > -----Original Message----- > From: julian_satran@il.ibm.com [mailto:julian_satran@il.ibm.com] > Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2000 7:31 AM > To: ips@ece.cmu.edu > Subject: what's in a name > > > > > Yaron Klein just pointed out to me tha Virtual Private SAN and VPS are TM > of > Pathlight (www.pathlight.com) and so are SAN Gateway and SAN router. > > Costa earlier pointed out that iSCSI is the name of a cable for iMAC (but > not a trademark > as far as I can tell). > > Can somebody tell us how to protect at least iSCSI from TM claims? > > Can the Internet Society do it (before it is too late)? > > Julo >
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