I think that we should apply for the Service Mark "USGenWeb" rather than "The USGenWeb Project" for the reasons that others have already stated so well. Acquiring the rights to "USGenWeb" would hopefully prevent others from using "USGenWeb" in any part of another application (ex. "The USGenWeb Comic Book Pages"). Pam Maggie Stewart wrote: > > I move that the Board direct the NC to apply for the Service Mark "The > USGenWeb Project" as soon as possible. > > Ken > > I move to amend the above motion to read: > > I move that Mr. Tim Stowell, National Coordinator and Ms. Holly Timm, County > Coordinator Representative At Large apply on behalf of the USGenWeb Project > for a Service Mark. > > 1. Apply for the Service Mark "The USGenWeb Project". > > 2. Create an application for federal Service Mark registration. This > includes: name, citizenship, address and telephone number of the trademark > owner and the owner's entity type. > > 3. Submit application, example of use (for applications where you are > already using the Service Mark) and application fee (currently $325) to the > United States Patent and Trademark Office. (PTO) > > a. The monies for this will need to be collected and someone appointed > by the AB to "handle" the monies. (Suggestion: Someone with a scanner to > post copies of receipts etc. ought to be selected or else find two persons > in close enough proximity to jointly establish a bank account for the > project with dual signatures required to disburse funds.) > > 4. Service Mark is published in the PTO's "Official Gazette" at which time > anyone that feels damaged by your application has 30 days to contest your > application. > > a. Request that Linda Lewis write a letter stating she has no objection > to > this application and submit it with the application and/or directly to the > PTO. > > The Bylaws will also need a modification. The "control" of the Service > Mark, > should we be able to get it needs to pass with each election to the > positions of National Coordinator and County Coordinator Representative at > Large. (Suggestion: Set up a committee to draft the needed changes > to the bylaws.) > > Maggie > NW/Plains CC Representative > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: kshort <kshort@kroo.com> > To: <BOARD-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, October 06, 2000 10:20 PM > Subject: [BOARD-L] > > I posted the following to Board-Exec a while back hoping someone would > discuss it and take the bull by the horns and make a motion on it. Well > that hasn't happened Therefore: > > After due consideration, we recommend that the AB apply for the Service > Mark "The USGenWeb Project" , as soon as possible. > > Along those lines, after reading reams of stuff about TM's, SM's etc, we > need to have Linda Lewis write a letter stating she has no objection to us > doing this. After studying the information available on line in regard to > the legalities involved, the only way there would be a clash would be if > Linda filed an objection to the Project acquiring the SM's. > > Ken Short > Chairman > TM Committee > **************************************************************************** > ******* > I move that the Board direct the NC to apply for the Service Mark "The > USGenWeb Project" as soon as possible. > > Ken