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SCO tries to revive Unix System Labs name (LinuxWorld)

LinuxWorld reports on SCO's attempt to register the "Unix System Laboratories" trademark. "The Open Group, a San Francisco consortium that owns the trademark to the term Unix, claims that registering the name Unix System Laboratories would not only conflict with the Open Group's Unix trademark but would also violate a license between SCO and the Open Group, which allows SCO to use the term Unix. 'We'll be taking the issue up with the Patent and Trademark Office and objecting strenuously, and we'll be taking the issue up with SCO because it's a breach of the license they already hold with us,' said Graham Bird, vice president of marketing with the Open Group."
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SCO tries to revive Unix System Labs name (LinuxWorld)

Posted Jul 30, 2004 16:36 UTC (Fri) by JoeBuck (subscriber, #2330) [Link]

Anyone know if there is a procedure to challenge this? It looks like their purpose in obtaining this trademark is to deceive the public.

Deceive the public?

Posted Jul 30, 2004 18:26 UTC (Fri) by ncm (subscriber, #165) [Link]

Nah, they just want to deceive various judges.

Deceive the public?

Posted Jul 30, 2004 19:42 UTC (Fri) by ccchips (guest, #3222) [Link]

Then TOG needs to write some letters to various courts.

SCO tries to revive Unix System Labs name (LinuxWorld)

Posted Jul 30, 2004 20:57 UTC (Fri) by clugstj (subscriber, #4020) [Link]

Were they actually dumb enough to think TOG would let them do this? They are just trying to gain some imaginary ownership of "UNIX" - since:

1) They don't own the trademark - TOG does.
2) They don't own the code - Novell does.

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