Comments on: Dell attempts to trademark the term “cloud computing” http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2008/08/03/dell-attempts-to-trademark-the-term-cloud-computing/ Technology news Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:15:02 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Mickey http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2008/08/03/dell-attempts-to-trademark-the-term-cloud-computing/comment-page-1/#comment-118010 Mickey Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:10:29 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/?p=6480#comment-118010 According to Sam's site (linked above) the 'Notice of Allowance' has been canceled and it's back under examination? What's going on? According to Sam’s site (linked above) the ‘Notice of Allowance’ has been canceled and it’s back under examination? What’s going on?

]]> By: Sam Johnston http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2008/08/03/dell-attempts-to-trademark-the-term-cloud-computing/comment-page-1/#comment-116941 Sam Johnston Sun, 03 Aug 2008 21:15:38 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/?p=6480#comment-116941 Hi Robert, There's been a lot written on this topic (a lot more than I'd anticipated when I mentioned it on the cloud-computing list anyway), but while I'm not a lawyer it seems the 'time where other companies can object to their receiving the trademark' (the 'opposition period') has long since passed. If I understand well all that remains now is for Dell to file a statement of use and pay a token fee ($200 for 2 classes) and it will be registered. The question now is what will Dell do next (ie will they abandon it or proceed to registration knowing that the world is watching them, and in the latter case what are the options for the rest of us?). I'm hoping that someone who knows better will comment on this, but I'd say things will be quickly clarified when people get back to work tomorrow. Sam Hi Robert,

There’s been a lot written on this topic (a lot more than I’d anticipated when I mentioned it on the cloud-computing list anyway), but while I’m not a lawyer it seems the ‘time where other companies can object to their receiving the trademark’ (the ‘opposition period’) has long since passed. If I understand well all that remains now is for Dell to file a statement of use and pay a token fee ($200 for 2 classes) and it will be registered.

The question now is what will Dell do next (ie will they abandon it or proceed to registration knowing that the world is watching them, and in the latter case what are the options for the rest of us?).

I’m hoping that someone who knows better will comment on this, but I’d say things will be quickly clarified when people get back to work tomorrow.

Sam

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