Pending trademark on Web 2.0!
May 25th, 2006 by Jason Roe. Post is filed under Business, Web Design & Development.
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It seems “Someone” is now sending in the lawyers on a “pending” trademark for the term “Web 2.0â€? see:
O’Reilly trademarks “Web 2.0″ and sets lawyers on IT@Cork!
IT@Cork is a not-for-profit networking organisation for IT professionals. IT@Cork organises regular information and networking events which are free for its members.
One of these events - the upcoming Web 2.0 half-day conference is the target of a cease and desist letter (below) from the legal team of O’Reilly publishers. Basically O’Reilly are claiming to have applied for a trademark for the term “Web 2.0″ and therefore IT@Cork can’t use the term for its conference. Apparantly use of the term “Web 2.0″ is a “flagrant violation� of their trademark rights!
May 25th, 2006 at 11:02 pm
Is it just me, or is it CMP who has set their lawyers on IT@Cork and not O’Reilly? I don’t see anywhere on there saying that it is O’Reilly who is asking for IT@Cork to C&D. Yes, CMP mentions that they created it with O’Reilly, but they state on there that it is CMP that is asking for the C&D.
May 25th, 2006 at 11:14 pm
I edited the post .. Ill let people make up their own minds.