Ken, Maybe we can combine your motion with this one that I withdrew? ==================== 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 trademark. 1. Determine specifics of exactly what is to be filed ie. "USGenWeb" or "USGenWeb Project". 2. Create an application for federal trademark 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 trademark) 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. Trademark 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. The Bylaws will also need a modification. The "control" of the trademark, 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. 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