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Trademarking Open-Source Projects?

Posted by Cliff on from the identity-protection dept.

dautelle asks: "I had the nasty surprise to receive a letter from a company in New-Zealand asking me to stop using the 'jade' name they have recently trademarked (my open source project has been Java Addition to Default Environment or JADE for short, long before their trademark filing date). I am going to comply, but I wonder if our open-source projects should be trademarked (cost >300$) to prevent such misfortune?"

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  1. Re:Not worth it by black+mariah · · Score: 0, Troll

    Active defense can be as little as issuing a C&D.

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