Re: GNOME trademarks

[Murray Cumming <murrayc murrayc com>]

On Tue, 2010-12-07 at 10:08 -0700, Stormy Peters wrote:
> 
> 
> On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 2:36 AM, Dave Neary <dneary gnome org> wrote:
>         
>         and also this second live GNOME trademark:
>         http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4001:mi6n4v.2.40
>         
>         The second one is interesting!
>         Word Mark: GNOME
>         Goods and Services: IC 029. US 046. G & S: Processed Hazelnuts
>         for human
>         consumption. FIRST USE: 19970331. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE:
>         20010203
>         Owner: Lindsey Family Farm, LLC CORPORATION OREGON 7505
>         Windsor Island
>         Rd. Salem OREGON 97303
>         
>         I don't suppose someone living near Salem in Oregon has seen
>         GNOME
>         hazelnuts flying around local farmer's markets or health food
>         stores,
>         and would care to post a photo?
> 
> http://www.gnomehazelnutfactory.com/

(I am not a lawyer.)

I don't believe there's generally any problem with two companies having
the same name for a product if those products are so different. If we
ever try to sell nuts then we may have a problem.

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