From: Lance Cottrell <loki@infonex.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 1997 08:17:03 +0800
To: Anonymous <remailer-operators@anon.lcs.mit.edu
Subject: Re: Renaming TEA remailer
In-Reply-To: <199709092302.AAA05230@notatla.demon.co.uk>
Message-ID: <v03102809b03ce609bc03@[206.170.114.18]>
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At 1:05 AM +0200 9/11/97, Anonymous wrote:
>> I am advised by Mark Hedges that Anonymizer, Inc. owns the trademark
>> for the product name "Anonymizer" and at his request I have changed
>> name of the tea remailer to 'Tea Remailer'.
>
>  Generic terms can't be trademarked.
>
>  Did they provide you with the UK or European trademark number? If not,
>the claim likely is fraudulent.

I really don't understand this reaction. We asked Antonomasia nicely to
rename his remailer. He very kindly agreed. The Trademark registration has
been filed, but not yet approved. It is a long process.

	-Lance

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