was: graphics artists? now: trademarks

[Eric R.]

Ok... I was afraid of something like this... I have registerd "Linux 
Alternatives" and recieved a tax ID #.  I have http://linuxalternatives 
registered and online.

Have I made a mistake?  Do I need to change the name of the company and 
everything?

Any and all advice would be appreciated.

Thanks,
E

Duane Attaway wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Feb 2003, Jason Clinton wrote:
> 
> 
>>It also just occurred to me: If this is a business, "Linux" is a
>>registered international trademark of Linus Torvalds. You'd have to get
>>his permission to use Linux in your company name or logo.
> 
> 
> The story behind that is some asshat registered "Linux" with the USPTO and 
> decided to start demanding royalties from companies that used its name.  
> They guy was taken to court, lost, and Linus was given this nice present.  
> 
> Linus says use your own judgement about using the Linux name:
> 
> http://lwn.net/2000/0120/a/trademark.html
> 
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