Python Trademark At Risk In Europe

Posted by Soulskill on Friday February 15, 2013 @03:10AM from the from-community-import-firepower dept.

mvar writes "A company in the UK is trying to trademark the 'Python' term for all things computing. The Python Software Foundation is asking for help. According to the PSF, they contacted the company in order to settle the matter but 'They blew us off and responded by filing the community trademark application claiming the exclusive right to use "Python" for software, servers, and web services — everywhere in Europe.' They now seek help from the community in several ways: By sending a letter to the EU council if you happen to work on a company that uses the Python programming language, by providing EU-published material regarding the Python language (articles etc) and/or financially supporting the PSF in the upcoming legal battle."

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Simple: Change name of the programming language by Phrogman · 2013-02-15 03:20 · Score: 4, Funny

(In Europe only mind you) to NameRippedOffByTheFuckingCocksuckersAtPythonComputerServices or whatever :P

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Re:Is it really a good choice? by CrazyBusError · 2013-02-15 04:35 · Score: 4, Funny

Maybe they're run by the Ministry of silly awks.

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