O'Reilly trademarks Web 2.0, wonders never cease!
Tom reports that he received a Cease and Desist letter from O’Reilly regarding the use of the term Web 2.0.
Tough it out Tom, there is a long distance between cease and desist and going to court. Remember they would have to fight this action in Ireland!
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plus — it’s a pending trademark *application*, in the US. that doesn’t mean much in Ireland! (but then, IANAL)
Justin
May 25, 2006 at 10:00 pm
[...] O’Reilly has retreated from their Cease and Desist Stance. Hooray for IT@Cork. [...]
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May 26, 2006 at 3:52 pm
[...] Tim responds elegantly and cogently to the Web 2.0 trademark controversy. However he compares the use of Web 2.0 with trademarks for Apache and Linux. [...]
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May 31, 2006 at 8:46 am