Date: Fri, 05 Oct 2001 11:05:08 +0100 From: Morag Nunn <m.nunn@opengroup.org> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Use of the UNIX Trademark Message-ID: <5.0.2.1.0.20011005104743.00a097e0@mailhome.rdg.opengroup.org>
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--=====================_5398303==_.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Sirs, You may not be aware that we, X/Open Company Limited (trading as The Open Group) own the UNIX Trademark and therefore enjoy exclusive rights to its use. It has come to our attention that your website contains references to UNIX, such as "FreeBSD is an advanced BSD UNIX operating system..." and "...Free BSD (is) a very economical alternative to commercial UNIX workstations." Any use of our trademark on or in connection with a product is only permissable if such a product is registered with us as conformant to the Single UNIX Specification, and FreeBSD is not so registered. We encourage the correct use of the UNIX trademark in accordance with The Open Group's Trademark Usage Guide, and a copy of this can be found on our website URL http:www.opengroup.org/trademarks.htm. Once you have had an opportunity to review the guide, we trust you will take the necessary steps to correct your website so as to avoid infringement of our rights. Kindly confirm to us when you have made the changes. Yours faithfully, Morag Nunn (Mrs) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Apex Plaza, Forbury Road, MORAG NUNN T H E Reading, UK, RG1 1AX O P E N E-Mail: m.nunn@opengroup.org TRADEMARKS PORTFOLIO G R O U P WWW: www.opengroup.org MANAGER UNIX and the "X device" are registered trademarks, and The Open Group is a trademark of The Open Group in the US and other countries. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --=====================_5398303==_.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" <html> Sirs,<br> <br> You may not be aware that we, X/Open Company Limited (trading as The Open Group) own the UNIX Trademark and therefore enjoy exclusive rights to its use. It has come to our attention that your website contains references to UNIX, such as "FreeBSD is an advanced BSD UNIX operating system..." and "...Free BSD (is) a very economical alternative to commercial UNIX workstations."<br> <br> Any use of our trademark on or in connection with a product is only permissable if such a product is registered with us as conformant to the Single UNIX Specification, and FreeBSD is not so registered. We encourage the correct use of the UNIX trademark in accordance with The Open Group's Trademark Usage Guide, and a copy of this can be found on our website URL http:www.opengroup.org/trademarks.htm.<br>; <br> Once you have had an opportunity to review the guide, we trust you will take the necessary steps to correct your website so as to avoid infringement of our rights. Kindly confirm to us when you have made the changes.<br> <br> Yours faithfully,<br> <br> Morag Nunn (Mrs) <br> <x-sigsep><p></x-sigsep> --------------------------------------------------------------------<br> <br> <x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>Apex Plaza, Forbury Road, <x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>MORAG NUNN<br> T H E <x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>Reading, UK, RG1 1AX<br> O P E N <x-tab> </x-tab>E-Mail: <font color="#0000FF"><u>m.nunn@opengroup.org</u></font> <x-tab> </x-tab> TRADEMARKS PORTFOLIO<br> G R O U P<x-tab> </x-tab>WWW: <a href="http://www.opengroup.org/" eudora="autourl"><font color="#0000FF"><u>www.opengroup.org</a></u></font> <x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>MANAGER<br> <br> <br> UNIX and the "X device" are registered trademarks, and The Open Group is a<br> trademark of The Open Group in the US and other countries.<br> --------------------------------------------------------------------------<br> <br> <br> <br> </html> --=====================_5398303==_.ALT-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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