[X2go-dev] Hello dead project...

[Gerry Reno]

On 09/23/2010 09:37 AM, Jörg Sawatzki wrote:
> Hey Eli,
>
> they will have to change the name/domain anyway!
> The brand/name "x2go" is registered with DPMA (the German patent and
> trademark registry institution) and is owned by "sino
> Aktiengesellschaft" in Düsseldorf. Well, and they would have to prove
> that they have been using the "x2go" term before those guys - and they'd
> have to do that before the opposition period has expired.
> As their responsiveness is very slow, they'll either miss the deadline
> or they don't want to bother a lawyer again to get the forms correctly
> filled out. :)
>
>    

There are individuals and companies that are squatting both domain names 
and trademarks.  The question would be, what date was the mark "x2go" 
registered and what is the scope of the registration.  In other words 
you can have two entities that register the same mark but for use in 
different markets.  For example, Ajax is a cleanser, Ajax is also a web 
technology.  And even if it is the same market, it comes down to who was 
the first to use the mark "x2go" in a commercial transaction.

Regards,
Gerry