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On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 2:45 PM, Sven Vermeulen <swift@g.o> wrote: |
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> https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/User:SwifT/trademark |
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> If you are aware of any blocking issues, I'm all ears. For improvements, I'm |
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> of course all ears as well, although I might first publish before improve |
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> (we're all agile nowadays aren't we ;-) |
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The FAQ section suggests that the Gentoo Foundation policy doesn't |
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apply in Europe. Are we certain that is true? The fact that one |
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entity claims ownership of a trademark in a region doesn't preclude |
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other entities from doing the same. Also, the EU is not the same as |
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"Europe." |
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This is just one more reason that it would make sense to have a |
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harmonized policy with the e.V. Besides ensuring alignment both |
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organizations might even be able to come to an agreement that if |
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either organization goes away or is taken over in a hostile manner |
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that the trademark reverts to the other. I think we're all trying to |
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accomplish the same things, but without a formal relationship between |
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the organizations I don't see how it is in either organization's |
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interest to just diminish its legal power by diluting their own |
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claims. |
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Rich |
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