[svlug] ***who's using the same name as me***

[Rick Moen]

Quoting RANDY HERRICK (HERRICK at pacbell.net):

> for:  Patrick  McGovern---check out this site--they tell you who,where
> and even give you their phone number--this can be a very interesting 
> site, try some key words or even your name to see who is using it around 
> the world. have fun--randy  :)
>  http://trademarks.uspto.gov/access/search-adv.html

Eh.  My surname is owned by some damned faucet company in Ohio.

Search text "Linux" yields the following, by the way.  (Note the residue
of the Della Croce fight:  This _does_ show Linus as the current owner.)
The third one's intriguing.  I'm not familiar with this "Tapestry" product.


 Word Mark LINUX 
 Owner Name (REGISTRANT) Croce, William R. Della, Jr. 
 Owner Address 33 Snow Hill St. Boston MASSACHUSETTS 02113 
               INDIVIDUAL UNITED STATES 
 Owner Name (LAST LISTED OWNER) TORVALDS, LINUS 
 Attorney of Record CATHERINE MCCAULEY-LIBERT 
 Serial Number 74-560867 
 Registration Number 1916230 
 Filing Date 08/15/1994 
 Registration Date 09/05/1995 
 Mark Drawing Code (1) TYPED DRAWING 
 Register PRINCIPAL 
 Published for Opposition 06/13/1995 
 Type of Mark TRADEMARK 
 International Class 009 
 Goods and Services computer operating system software to facilitate
                    computer use and operation; DATE OF FIRST USE: 
                    1994.08.02; DATE OF FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 1994.08.02 



 Word Mark GENERATIONS LINUX SOFTCRAFT IMPRESA 
 Owner Name (APPLICANT) Depalma, Mauro 
 Owner Address 2923 Cohansey Drive San Jose CALIFORNIA 95132 
               INDIVIDUAL UNITED STATES 
 Serial Number 75-360173 
 Filing Date 09/19/1997 
 Design Search Code 03.15.01; 03.15.19 
 Section 1(B) indicator SECTION 1 (B) 
 Mark Drawing Code (3) DESIGN PLUS WORDS, LETTERS, AND/OR NUMBERS 
 Register PRINCIPAL 
 Type of Mark TRADEMARK 
 International Class 009 
 Goods and Services freely distributable UNIX clone computer operating
                    environment for desktop computers and networks 



 Word Mark TAPESTRY 
 Owner Name (APPLICANT) FAST FORWARD TECHNOLOGIES 
 Owner Address 541 Kenmount Road St. John's, Newfoundland, A1B 3P2
               CANADA CORPORATION CANADA
 Attorney of Record MARTIN J MARCUS 
 Serial Number 75-311896 
 Filing Date 06/18/1997 
 Section 1(B) indicator SECTION 1 (B) 
 Mark Drawing Code (1) TYPED DRAWING 
 Register PRINCIPAL 
 Type of Mark TRADEMARK 
 International Class 009 
 Goods and Services computer program software enabling interactive
                    contribution by writers, artists, editors and
                    publishers to contribute to, and work on, a 
                    common pool of multi-media content from differing 
                    locations and through a variety of interfaces, 
                    the input materials encompassing traditional elements 
                    of the publishing environment (text, still images) 
                    as well the elements necessary for true multi-media 
                    publishing (sound, full motion video) whereby users 
                    of the computer program will have the ability to deliver 
                    customized electronic publications to subscribers 
                    through a variety of media, including the World Wide 
                    Web, interactive and broadcast television and CD-ROM, 
                    and traditional high-quality print; the computer 
                    program including a full client/server application 
                    that provides a server based publishing engine with 
                    a set of client-based creation and management tools; 
                    the server software being supported on several platforms 
                    including "Intel" (under the Linux Operating System"); 
                    the client side providing a very deep, multi-function 
                    content development and management application that 
                    covers the full content publishing process as well as 
                    supporting multiple technology platforms and output 
                    distribution channels, and providing a full suite of 
                    tools for customizing the content to each delivery 
                    channel, as well as the technical facilities to 
                    distribute the date, the client side content creation 
                    and management tools functioning in any environment 
                    supporting the "Java" language from "Sun Microsystems" 
                    (including "Windows 95", "Macintosh Operating System" 
                    and "Unix Operating System") whereby the users of the 
                    computer program will have the ability to develop and 
                    implement a full content delivery system including 
                    content authoring/editing, editorial and publication 
                    control, service design, media management and service 
                    management.



 Word Mark LINUX BIBLE 
 Owner Name (APPLICANT) YGGDRASIL COMPUTING, INC. 
 Owner Address 4880 Stevens Creek Boulevard, Suite 205 San Jose 
              CALIFORNIA 95129 CORPORATION CALIFORNIA 
 Attorney of Record John M. McCormack 
 Serial Number 74-659481 
 Filing Date 03/31/1995 
 Mark Drawing Code (1) TYPED DRAWING 
 Register PRINCIPAL 
 Type of Mark TRADEMARK 
 International Class 016 
 Goods and Services series of reference books dealing with a computer 
                    operating system-- therefor; DATE OF FIRST
                    USE: 1994.05.00; DATE OF FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 
                    1994.05.00 
  
-- 
Cheers,                     "All power is delightful, but absolute power
Rick Moen                    is absolutely delightful."  - Kenneth Tynan
rick (at) hugin.imat.com 

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