FidoNet Trademark
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 17:31:54 -0500 (EST)
Contrary to statements made by IC Ward Dosche, FidoNet is a registered trademark in the United States.
Serial Number 73591035 Applicant, Registrant and Last Owner: Correspondent Above information from
A similar search for Fidonet in Canada and Eurpean countries shows no entry.
Therefore, I am formally requesting that the Z1C communicate with the IC
and instruct him that his statements referencing no Trademark for FidoNet
are inaccurate, and further that he announce in public forums that he is
in error.
I am further requesting that in view of the nature of the trademark for
FIdonet that the IC be instructed to reinsert the trademark information in
the FidoNet Nodelist, in so much as he is NOT the trademark holder of
FidoNet, and therefore is not authorized to make substansive changes to a
public FidoNet Document.
I am formally requesting that the Z1C communicate to the organization of
Zone Coordinators that they not only censure the IC for his violations
of Trademark, but also that they develop a mechanism to prevent the
unilateral actions of any member that may result in violations of
trademark, etc.
I look forward to your response.
Sincerely,
Thom LaCosta
From: baltimoremd@baltimoremd.com
To: janis kracht <janis@filegate.net>
Subject: FidoNet TradeMark
Registration Number 1452977
1st Use Date June 18, 1984
Thomas Daniel Jennings
2269 Market Street #118
San Francisco, CA 94114
Danield L. Appelman
Heller, Ehrman, White and McAuliffe
University Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
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