[Foundation-l] what do we do in the event the Foundation fails? - Re: Pol...

Wed Apr 18 22:16:29 UTC 2007

daniwo59 at aol.com wrote:

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>In a message dated 4/18/2007 6:06:08 PM Eastern Daylight Time,  
>erik at wikimedia.org writes:
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>IANAL,  but since it would be a very limited agreement ("In the event
>of WMF being  unable to continue operations for a period of 4 weeks,
>organization X is  given permission to .." - use the brand, user
>account data, etc.) I don't  see why not. It would be not fundamentally
>different from a trademark use  agreement.
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>That is just a licensing agreement. If you lose the trademark, any  licensing 
>of it is invalid.
> 
>Danny
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>
Trademarks were filed in mid-march and are online at the USPTO. based 
upon my review of their
status, they will be granted since they are soon to be published for 
opposition. I think they are covered.

Jeff

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