Re: [IMPORTANT] Trademark violation for Web Keys

+1 "http keys"


On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 5:53 PM, Kingsley Idehen <kidehen@openlinksw.com>wrote:

> On 7/25/13 1:39 PM, Manu Sporny wrote:
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>> Hi all,
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> http://www.bio-key.com/**products/webkey.html<http://www.bio-key.com/products/webkey.html>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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:
>>
>> 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
>>
>> This is time critical, so the sooner we can get agreement, the better.
>>
>> -- manu
>>
>>
> 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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>
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