[Mimedefang] spam now a registered trademark for downloadable software by Hormel

[Ben Kamen]

Alexander Dalloz wrote:
> The wonderful world of software patents and trademarks
> 
> http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=76586902
> 
> Now time to avoid to offer "anti-spam" solutions / software :} Hormel
> could that treat hostile.

I don't think it could apply to the industry we use it in..

 From what I understand, something like that can only be inforced when the 
holder of the trademark has competition using the trademark.

Since hormel is in the food industry, computer companies claiming/using spam and 
anti-spam aren't really using the trademark in any competitive way against hormel.

I'm not a legal expert, but I vaguely remember something like that..

  -Ben


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