Re: Please comment on trademark guidelines

Josh Berkus wrote:
> Advocacy geeks,
>
> Based on requests for clarification from vendors, Dave Page crafted this
> draft trademark policy for use of "Slonik":
>
> http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Trademark_Policy
>
> Please comment on this policy here or on its discussion page.  Please no
> armchair lawyering, unless you *are* an attorney; we just want to make
> sure that this policy encompasses desired community uses, not its legal
> pedigree.
>
I looked at the USPTO.gov search site (an owner search using Fournier as
the owner name) and couldn't find a reference to such a trademark.

I'm wondering if putting up a policy regarding the trademark use at this
point is "armchair lawyering" itself.  Before trying to apply global
enforcement of a trademark held in one country, might it be appropriate
to check with a lawyer to make sure that doing so legitimate?

A link to the trademark itself, if available, would be nice to have
there, and would help to at least legitimatize the policy somewhat.

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