[uf-discuss] Re: MicroFormat Ltd

[Mike Schinkel]

>> I highly doubt that it will cause real confusion; furthermore, who would
be sued? No one owns the microformats name besides the community
-- which is why it's a community mark. We really don't have any assets or
formal structure, so it would be rather difficult to bring this to court. 

The registered owner of the domain.  It would be a cease-and-desist suit,
not necessarily a suit for damages.  

I wouldn’t contact them.

-Mike

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:microformats-discuss-bounces at microformats.org] On Behalf Of Chris
Messina
Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 1:18 PM
To: Microformats Discuss
Subject: [uf-discuss] Re: MicroFormat Ltd

I highly doubt that it will cause real confusion; furthermore, who would be
sued? No one owns the microformats name besides the community
-- which is why it's a community mark. We really don't have any assets or
formal structure, so it would be rather difficult to bring this to court.

But that's highly unlikely as it is, since their name is singular. I mean,
we could do the right thing and contact them to let them know that we're not
looking to encrouch and maybe we'll be rewarded with good karma... Or we
could just fuggetaboutit.

;)

Chris

On 11/7/06, Mike Schinkel <mikeschinkel at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> that would make it unlikely that they could "sue"
> anyone since
>
> Anybody can sue anyone for anything and hence eat up lots of lawyer bills.
> Whether they'd win is another subject.  ;)
>
> Chris said that it is similar, and if MicroFormat Ltd's lawyer think 
> it
> *might* confuse (and what lawyer's wouldn't think that when it is the 
> most conservative option and they get to bill them to advise their 
> client of such), they could send a cease and desist letter causing 
> this group some pain.
>
> Anyway, either it will or will not happen; remains to be seen if it does.
>
> -Mike
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: microformats-discuss-bounces at microformats.org
> [mailto:microformats-discuss-bounces at microformats.org] On Behalf Of 
> Charles Iliya Krempeaux
> Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 12:57 PM
> To: Microformats Discuss
> Subject: Re: [uf-discuss] MicroFormat Ltd
>
> Hello,
>
> They are in an entirely different industries.  From my understanding 
> of Trademark law... that would make it unlikely that they could "sue"
> anyone since (from the law's point-of-view) there is little chance of 
> confusion between the 2 names (since they are in different industries).
>
> (Oh yeah... IANAL.  But unless trademarks law has radically changed.
> I think AL would say something to that effect too.)
>
>
> See ya
>
> On 11/7/06, Colin Barrett <timber at lava.net> wrote:
> > Perhaps we could trademark "µformat" (greek-letter-mu format) and 
> > say that the term "microformat" is just an expansion / alternate 
> > name for it. I don't even know if that would work, IANAL.
> >
> > -Colin
> >
> > On Nov 6, 2006, at 3:36 PM, Mike Schinkel wrote:
> >
> > > Ouch.  Sounds like a trademark fight might occur, as commercial 
> > > entities lawyer's tend to recommend that kind of thing...
> > >
> > > -Mike Schinkel
> > > President; Guides, Inc.
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> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: microformats-discuss-bounces at microformats.org
> > > [mailto:microformats-discuss-bounces at microformats.org] On Behalf 
> > > Of Chris Messina
> > > Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2006 1:01 AM
> > > To: Microformats Discuss
> > > Subject: [uf-discuss] MicroFormat Ltd
> > >
> > > Have you guys ever heard of MicroFormat Ltd?
> > >
> > > "Microformat has a long and proud history of involvement in 
> > > preservation microfilming, and I am wholly delighted that we have 
> > > been entrusted with this most important and exacting project'."
> > >
> > > It seems fitting, for some reason, since they're into the 
> > > preservation of
> > > data:
> > >
> > > http://microformat.co.uk
> > >
> > > Chris
> > >
> > > --
> > > Chris Messina
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> >
>
>
>
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