[kwlug-disc] Software Freedom Law Centre files trademark claim against Software Freedom Conservancy

[Bob Jonkman]

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I just came across the unusual news that the Software Freedom Law
Centre (Eben Moglen, et al.) are filing a trademark claim against the
Software Freedom Conservancy (Brad Kuhn, Karen Sandler, et al.).  From
the claim petition, the crux seems to be

> Both marks incorporate the identical element “Software Freedom” at
> the beginning of the mark, followed by a descriptive noun or 
> compound noun.

I have no background information, other than the SFC's announcement:

https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2017/nov/03/sflc-legal-action/

...and the USPTO's document:

http://ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/ttabvue-92066968-CAN-1.pdf (PDF, 90
kBytes)

...and some gossip in the Fediverse at
https://social.freedombone.net/notice/378128


- --Bob, who welcomes rampant speculation.



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