Re: BIG problems for IBM ?

["L. S. Russell" <leslier@xxxxxxxxxx>]

According to the article mentioned here and the one on cNet, the reason
is that the judge thinks the tearm eServer is to general a term to be
trademarked it is compared to the term e-business. 

Pete Massiello wrote:
> 
> Does the company really want to retain the name, or do you think they are just
> looking for a little "sweet & easy" dollars.  Put up a little fuss, and see 
>what
> the guy in the blue suit with the deep pockets coughs up?
> 
>     The other thing is why were they taking over 2 years to get this name
> trademarked or patented.   Is that weird?
> 
>     Pete
> 
> Chuck Lewis wrote:
> 
> > I MEANT to mention this earlier this week when I heard the "eserver"
> > name and did a domain search...
> >
> > IBM is being sued over the name as noted in a note from Search400 !!
> >
> > Read on:
> >
> >  
>http://www.search400.com/search400_Original_Content_Item/0,1639,344645,00.html
> >
> > Chuck
> >
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