Re: [IMPORTANT] Trademark violation for Web Keys

On 07/25/2013 02:29 PM, Melvin Carvalho wrote:
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> On 25 July 2013 19:39, Manu Sporny <msporny@digitalbazaar.com 
> <mailto:msporny@digitalbazaar.com>> 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
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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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> WKI -- Web Key Infrastructure
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> (I dont know if this will still infringe)

That would still infringe. Maybe we could do Web PKI though.

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>     -- manu
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>     Manu Sporny (skype: msporny, twitter: manusporny, G+: +Manu Sporny)
>     Founder/CEO - Digital Bazaar, Inc.
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>     http://blog.meritora.com/launch/
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