[uf-discuss] Re: MicroFormat Ltd

[Bob Jonkman]

How about a courtesy link on the front page of the Web site: 

If this is not the Microformats you're looking for, perhaps you meant <http://


--Bob.

This is what Mike Schinkel <microformats-discuss at microformats.org> said
about "RE: [uf-discuss] Re: MicroFormat Ltd" on 7 Nov 2006 at 15:14

> >> 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-----
> From: microformats-discuss-bounces at microformats.org
> [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.
> > > > http://www.guidesinc.com
> > > > (404) 474-8948
> > > > (404) 276-1276 cell
> > > > (404) 474-8949 fax
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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
> > > > Citizen Provocateur &
> > > >   Open Source Ambassador-at-Large
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> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> >     Charles Iliya Krempeaux, B.Sc.
> >
> >     charles @ reptile.ca
> >     supercanadian @ gmail.com
> >
> >     developer weblog: http://ChangeLog.ca/
> >
> 
> --
> Chris Messina
> Citizen Provocateur &
>   Open Source Ambassador-at-Large
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> Blog: http://factoryjoe.com/blog
> Cell: 412 225-1051
> Skype: factoryjoe
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