On Thu, Jul 31, 2014 at 02:49:52PM -0700, Bryce Harrington wrote: > Opinions?
I've notified them of our majority opinion favoring this. > ----- Forwarded message from Tony Sebro <[email protected]> ----- > > Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 17:25:15 -0400 > From: Tony Sebro <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Subject: affidavits to maintain & strengthen registration of the Inkscape > trademarks > > Hi, all: FYI, I will be filing affidavits required to maintain the > registration of the Inkscape trademarks[1] with the USPTO. The affidavit > filing fees amount to $100/registered mark, or $300, and are required to > maintain the registrations. > > I would also strongly recommend filing affidavits of incontestability > for each of the marks as well. Basically, we'd be asserting that: > - the marks have been in continuous use for 5 years > - there are no pending legal challenges to the marks > - there have been no final decisions adverse to our claim of ownership > of the marks. > > The incontestability affidavits would strengthen the presumption of > validity of the marks, and render them immune to certain challenges. The > USPTO charges an additional $200 per affidavit, so the total cost would > now be (3*200) + (3*100) = $900. If that seems pricey, we could > consider only filing the incontestability affidavits for only a subset > of the marks (e.g., just the "Inkscape" literal mark). > > I will plan to file the maintenance affidavits either way. How would > you like me to proceed re: the incontestability affidavits? Please > advise/confirm. > > Best, -Tony > > [1] as a reminder, the three registered marks are: the "Inkscape" > literal mark (i.e., the word itself); the "ink mountain" logo; and the > "Draw Freely" slogan. > > -- > Tony Sebro, General Counsel, Software Freedom Conservancy > +1-212-461-3245 x11 > [email protected] > www.sfconservancy.org > > ----- End forwarded message ----- > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Infragistics Professional > Build stunning WinForms apps today! > Reboot your WinForms applications with our WinForms controls. > Build a bridge from your legacy apps to the future. > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=153845071&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > Inkscape-board mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-board ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Inkscape-board mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-board
