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Moglen: Linux Trademark Needs to be Policed

August 26, 2005 | Comments: (0)

Moglen: Linux Trademark Needs to be Policed

Eben Moglen of the Software Freedom Law Center says any company in the U.S. using "Linux" as part of a name should sublicense the mark.

"The root of the matter in the United States is the Lanham Act, which says that the test of trademark infringement is the 'likelihood of confusion' for consumers as to the source or origin of goods in interstate commerce,"

Posted by Dave Rosenberg on August 26, 2005 10:05 AM

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