What I would like to know is what is the status of the trademark for USGenWeb Archives Project. Who has the right to rent, sell, trade the use of the project? Did Linda ever transfer the trademark to the USGenWeb Project? Whose name is on the most recent trademark for the USGenWeb Project? Guess I should have paid more attention back when it was taking place but since I did not use the Archives as a place to store material for the counties which I host I guess I was not interested which is a shame for anything that affects the USGenWeb and the GAGenWeb Projects should be of interest to anyone who cares about the projects and wants to see them continue as non profit organizations and never to be sold, traded, rented, leased or such by any parties. So could someone provide a definite answer to those questions and back it up with where we can find the documents which would proves whose name is on the trademark now? Gloria ----- Original Message ----- From: "Connie Burkett" <Connie@wvdsl.net> To: <GAGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 21, 2003 11:58 AM Subject: RE: [GAGEN] Need apology from Linda > Tim, > I would assume the Linda Lewis used the same procedure for applying for > a Trademark as the Census Project did some time after Linda filed. The > Census Project was able to apply for the Trademark in the Census > Project's name and still have a point of contact in a person's name. > Why couldn't Linda do it that way, unless perhaps she purposely wanted > it to be in her name? > > Connie > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tim Stowell [mailto:tstowell@chattanooga.net] > Sent: Monday, April 21, 2003 11:50 AM > To: GAGEN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [GAGEN] Need apology from Linda > > > Another question is that Linda Lewis applied for the trademark for the > > USGENWEB archives in her name, do you know if she got it? I also > > wondered why she applied for it in her individual name and not the > > project name. > > Because the application asked for a person's name - it did not want an > organization's name for it had to have a real person to contact. > > > Do you happen to know who holds the trademark for the census project? > > I understand it was once part of the USGENWEB project but someone > > scooped the trademark and now I think if I read the statement > correctly > > that that project does not belong to the USGENWEB project. > > > Hope someone can explain this. > > There is no trademark on the census project for it was, to my > understanding blocked by the Project's application for the servicemark. > > ------------------------------------------------------via webmail---- > Tim Stowell > tstowell@chattanooga.net > > > > ==== GAGEN Mailing List ==== > USGenWeb's motto is - Volunteers dedicated to free, online information. > > > > > > ==== GAGEN Mailing List ==== > Regional Coordinators are there to help County Coordinators. Don't > hesitate to contact them should you have any, any question. To find > info on your region visit http://www.rootsweb.com/~gagenweb/regional.html >

http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=toc&state=qjl2nr.1.1&p_search=searchss&p_L=50&BackReference=&p_plural=yes&p_s_PARA1=&p_tagrepl%7E%3A=PARA1%24LD&expr=PARA1+AND+PARA2&p_s_PARA2=usgenweb&p_tagrepl%7E%3A=PARA2%24COMB&p_op_ALL=AND&a_default=search&a_search=Submit+Query&a_search=Submit+Query Carol At 11:41 AM 4/21/2003, John Holback wrote: >What I would like to know is what is the status of the trademark for >USGenWeb Archives Project. Who has the right to rent, sell, trade the use >of the project? Did Linda ever transfer the trademark to the USGenWeb >Project? Whose name is on the most recent trademark for the USGenWeb >Project? Guess I should have paid more attention back when it was taking >place but since I did not use the Archives as a place to store material for >the counties which I host I guess I was not interested which is a shame for >anything that affects the USGenWeb and the GAGenWeb Projects should be of >interest to anyone who cares about the projects and wants to see them >continue as non profit organizations and never to be sold, traded, rented, >leased or such by any parties. So could someone provide a definite answer >to those questions and back it up with where we can find the documents which >would proves whose name is on the trademark now? Gloria >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Connie Burkett" <Connie@wvdsl.net> >To: <GAGEN-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Monday, April 21, 2003 11:58 AM >Subject: RE: [GAGEN] Need apology from Linda > > > > Tim, > > I would assume the Linda Lewis used the same procedure for applying for > > a Trademark as the Census Project did some time after Linda filed. The > > Census Project was able to apply for the Trademark in the Census > > Project's name and still have a point of contact in a person's name. > > Why couldn't Linda do it that way, unless perhaps she purposely wanted > > it to be in her name? > > > > Connie > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Tim Stowell [mailto:tstowell@chattanooga.net] > > Sent: Monday, April 21, 2003 11:50 AM > > To: GAGEN-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [GAGEN] Need apology from Linda > > > > > Another question is that Linda Lewis applied for the trademark for the > > > USGENWEB archives in her name, do you know if she got it? I also > > > wondered why she applied for it in her individual name and not the > > > project name. > > > > Because the application asked for a person's name - it did not want an > > organization's name for it had to have a real person to contact. > > > > > Do you happen to know who holds the trademark for the census project? > > > I understand it was once part of the USGENWEB project but someone > > > scooped the trademark and now I think if I read the statement > > correctly > > > that that project does not belong to the USGENWEB project. > > > > > Hope someone can explain this. > > > > There is no trademark on the census project for it was, to my > > understanding blocked by the Project's application for the servicemark. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------via webmail---- > > Tim Stowell > > tstowell@chattanooga.net > > > > > > > > ==== GAGEN Mailing List ==== > > USGenWeb's motto is - Volunteers dedicated to free, online information. > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== GAGEN Mailing List ==== > > Regional Coordinators are there to help County Coordinators. Don't > > hesitate to contact them should you have any, any question. To find > > info on your region visit http://www.rootsweb.com/~gagenweb/regional.html > > > > > >==== GAGEN Mailing List ==== >Got a problem? Contact your RC or ASC at GAGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com Carol C-H <cch@netdoor.com> http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/

At 12:41 PM 4/21/03 -0400, you wrote: >What I would like to know is what is the status of the trademark for >USGenWeb Archives Project. Who has the right to rent, sell, trade the use >of the project? Did Linda ever transfer the trademark to the USGenWeb >Project? Whose name is on the most recent trademark for the USGenWeb >Project? Guess I should have paid more attention back when it was taking >place but since I did not use the Archives as a place to store material for >the counties which I host I guess I was not interested which is a shame for >anything that affects the USGenWeb and the GAGenWeb Projects should be of >interest to anyone who cares about the projects and wants to see them >continue as non profit organizations and never to be sold, traded, rented, >leased or such by any parties. So could someone provide a definite answer >to those questions and back it up with where we can find the documents which >would proves whose name is on the trademark now? Gloria Provided by an interested observer: Thank you for your request. Here are the latest results from the TARR web server. This page was generated by the TARR system on 2003-04-21 14:00:11 ET Serial Number: 78006402 Registration Number: (NOT AVAILABLE) Mark (words only): USGENWEB ARCHIVES Current Status: Abandoned: No Statement of Use filed after Notice of Allowance was issued. Date of Status: 2002-06-26 Filing Date: 2000-05-01 Registration Date: (DATE NOT AVAILABLE) Law Office Assigned: TMO Law Office 112 If you are the applicant or applicant's attorney and have questions about this file, please contact the Trademark Assistance Center at TrademarkAssistanceCenter@uspto.gov Current Location: 900 -Warehouse (Newington) Date In Location: 2002-12-17 _________________________________________________________________ CURRENT APPLICANT(S)/OWNER(S) _________________________________________________________________ 1. Lewis, Linda R. Address: Lewis, Linda R. 531 Queensway Rd. Richmond, VA 23236 United States Country of Citizenship: United States Legal Entity Type: Individual _________________________________________________________________ GOODS AND/OR SERVICES _________________________________________________________________ PROVIDING A WEBSITE FEATURING INFORMATION IN THE FIELD OF GENEALOGY VIA THE INTERNET International Class: 042 First Use Date: (DATE NOT AVAILABLE) First Use in Commerce Date: (DATE NOT AVAILABLE) Basis: 1(b) _________________________________________________________________ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION _________________________________________________________________ Disclaimer: "ARCHIVES" _________________________________________________________________ PROSECUTION HISTORY _________________________________________________________________ 2002-11-06 - TEAS Statement of Use Received 2002-11-02 - Abandonment - No use statement filed 2001-12-25 - Notice of allowance - mailed 2001-10-02 - Published for opposition 2001-09-12 - Notice of publication 2001-08-05 - Communication received from applicant 2001-08-05 - Approved for Pub - Principal Register (Initial exam) 2001-06-11 - Non-final action mailed 2001-06-09 - Previous allowance count withdrawn 2001-04-07 - Approved for Pub - Principal Register (Initial exam) 2001-02-27 - Communication received from applicant 2000-08-07 - Unresponsive paper received 2000-09-15 - Non-final action mailed 2000-09-08 - Case file assigned to examining attorney 2000-07-31 - Applicant amendment prior to exam entered _________________________________________________________________ CONTACT INFORMATION _________________________________________________________________ Correspondent (Owner) LINDA R. LEWIS 531 QUEENSWAY RD. RICHMOND VA 23236 United States