RE: eServer iSeries or i5?

IBM do NOT have trademarks for i5, i6, i7, i8 or i9.
That is according to the US Patent and Trademark
Office.

The trademark i5 is owned by a golf club manufacturer
in Arizona.

IBM does own the i5/OS trademark.  They do NOT own
i6/OS, i7/OS, etc.

Pat

Patricia Garrity
Garrity Systems, Inc.

>date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 12:55:53 -0500
    
    >from: Al Barsa <barsa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    
    >subject: Re: eServer iSeries or i5?
    
    >The decision to rename the iSeries as the i5 was
done in haste. 
The >decision was made less than one month prior to
GA. It's rumored
    
    >(and I have NOT verified) that IBM has trademarks
on i6, i7, l8 
and >i9. Don't ask me, I just work here, on the best
system in the 
>world.
    
    >Al
    
    >Al Barsa, Jr.
    
    >Barsa Consulting Group, LLC
    
    >400>390
    
    >"i" comes before "p", "x" and "z" 
    
    >e gads
    
    >Our system's had more names than Elizabeth
Taylor!
    
    >914-251-1234
    
    >914-251-9406 fax
    
    >http://www.barsaconsulting.com
    
    >http://www.taatool.com
    
    >http://www.as400connection.com






Patricia Garrity
Garrity Systems, Inc


                
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