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Re: Possible Spam : Re: Renewal of STAR File trademark registration
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- Subject: Re: Possible Spam : Re: Renewal of STAR File trademark registration
- From: Brian McMahon <bm@iucr.org>
- Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2020 16:59:49 +0100
- In-Reply-To: <7be0d7e4ff2ddaf92cae910fb8a75758@polycrystallography.com>
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It's a modest amount (GBP 300 for a 10-year renewal); but if one wanted to extend protection to other trademarks that would be multiplied accordingly, and likewise if one wanted protection in other jurisdictions. I find Peter M-R's post very helpful, inasmuch as we're trying to protect community norms rather than commercial interests. I'm also somewhat of the opinion that the original filing of a patent might have been more of a hindrance than a help in terms of winning over community trust in the IUCr's good intentions. (That was done in accordance with advice on appropriate practice at that time, but it was a time when open-source software ideas were still gestational). Brian On 09/07/2020 19:36, Jim Kaduk via comcifs wrote: > HI, Brian: > > How much money are we talking about? > > Jim Kaduk > > On 2020-07-08 05:17, Brian McMahon via comcifs wrote: >> Dear All >> >> The IUCr Executive Secretary has received a renewal notice for >> the registered trademark "STAR File" that expires at the end of >> the year. There is a cost involved and the Executive Secretary >> has queried whether we still want to protect this trademark. >> >> The trademark was registered in 2001 with the UK Intellectual >> Property Office as an outcome of the COMCIFS discussions in >> 2000 that led to the policy statement on the CIF website >> https://www.iucr.org/resources/cif/comcifs/policy >> >> That statement includes the following paragraph: >> >> Â Â Â Â Protection of the standards >> Â Â Â Â To protect the STAR File and the CIF as standards for interchanging >> Â Â Â Â and archiving electronic data, the IUCr, on behalf of the >> Â Â Â Â scientific community, >> >> Â Â Â Â Â Â * holds the copyrights on the standards themselves, >> Â Â Â Â Â Â * owns the associated trademarks and service marks, and >> Â Â Â Â Â Â * holds a patent on the STAR File. >> >> Â Â Â Â These intellectual property rights relate solely to the interchange >> Â Â Â Â formats, not to the data contained therein, nor to the software >> Â Â Â Â used in the generation, access or manipulation of the data. >> >> Note that the STAR File patent has now expired in the sole jurisdiction >> where it was filed (the UK), so the statement should now be revised at >> least to reflect that fact. >> >> So far as we can ascertain, the only active trademark registration is >> that for "STAR File", but I shall can the Executive Secretary to review >> paper files for 2001 when he returns to the office. According to my >> notes, "STAR File" was used as a test case but ran into some >> measure of difficult as predicted by Nick Spadaccini in >> https://www.iucr.org/__data/iucr/lists/comcifs-l/msg00055.html >> >> Obviously the difficulties were overcome in this case, but I >> don't know if the then Executive Secretary pursued other registration >> attempts (e.g. for "CIF"). >> >> I invite comment. >> >> Regards >> Brian >> _______________________________________________ >> comcifs mailing list >> comcifs@iucr.org >> http://mailman.iucr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/comcifs
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