>> If I would start to write "Fedora®", but would not write a trademark >> symbol >> for (let's say) "Intel", a visitor could conclude that Fedora is a >> registered >> trademark, and Intel is not. I am afraid I could then be a target for a >> trademark infringement claim from Intel. :) (Remember: German law >> applies.) >> > Do you know for a fact that this is true under German law? If you could > point me to a reference that would be very helpful. There is no precedence for my example. Anyhow there is a legal construction called "Störerhaftung" (verbatim translated as "disturbance liability"), which (simply spoken, as I am not a lawyer) makes me liable for helping on trademark infringements. For example, if I link to a page that infringes a trademark, I can be sued for placing that link even if I wasn't aware of that infringement. Some "black sheep lawyers" make a fortune with that construction. I just want to try my best to stay in safe waters, by refraining from experiments with trademark signs. ;-) The trademark guidelines talk about the "first instance of the trademark". If I understand it correctly, it is not required to place a trademark sign on any occurance of "Fedora". But what exactly is the "first instance"? Maybe we can find a win-win situation here. -- Richard _______________________________________________ fedora-advisory-board mailing list fedora-advisory-board@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-advisory-board
