Re: [IMPORTANT] Trademark violation for Web Keys

+1 to this position from Melvin.
 On Jul 28, 2013 9:05 AM, "Melvin Carvalho" <melvincarvalho@gmail.com>
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> On 27 July 2013 07:39, Michael J. Williams <michael.williams@berkeley.edu>wrote:
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>> +1 "http keys"
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> "http keys" has grown on me as a stop-gap working title, we can always
> change it again, or keep it if people like it
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> Im happy with any of manu's suggestions
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>> On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 5:53 PM, Kingsley Idehen <kidehen@openlinksw.com>wrote:
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>>> On 7/25/13 1:39 PM, Manu Sporny wrote:
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>>>> Hi all,
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>>>> I've just received a cease and desist related to the Web Keys
>>>> specification. It turns out that a company called BIO-key International
>>>> has a trademark on "WEB-key". I've already done the search in the USPTO,
>>>> and this is a valid claim by BIO-key International.
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>>>> http://www.bio-key.com/**products/webkey.html<http://www.bio-key.com/products/webkey.html>
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>>>> I've asked for 4 days for the community to come up with a new name for
>>>> the spec. They have not responded yet and I don't know if they'll give
>>>> us 4 days. If they don't, I'll immediately pick a new name for the spec
>>>> and publish it under that new name, replacing all uses of the term "Web
>>>> Key" on the PaySwarm website.
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>>>> Here are some thoughts on a new name for the Web Keys spec, others
>>>> should feel free to weigh in with +1/-1 or preferably, better
>>>> suggestions:
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>>>> Secure Web Messaging
>>>> Secure Messaging
>>>> Web Messaging
>>>> Keyjitsu / Keyjutsu (play off of jujitsu / jujutsu - "a method of using
>>>>                       cryptographic keys to protect yourself online" - a
>>>>                       bit tongue in cheek)
>>>> Web Stamping
>>>> Assured Messaging
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>>>> This is time critical, so the sooner we can get agreement, the better.
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>>>> -- manu
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>>> How about:
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>>> 1. http-keys -- remember, this is HTTP specific
>>> 2. net-keys -- we are dealing with a network
>>> 3. global-web-keys -- triangulates back to "web keys" .
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>>> Hope these help.
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>>> --
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>>> Regards,
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>>> Kingsley Idehen
>>> Founder & CEO
>>> OpenLink Software
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