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    RE: what's in a name



    This 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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