[opensuse-marketing] inappropriate use of (open)SUSE logo in Mexico

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Miguel Barajas

30 May 2012 30 May '12

03:27

Hi there, So, there is a Mexican Company (textil) that is using the openSUSE Logo, they has been registered the logo to the mexican intelectual property institute as their trade mark. Here there is the webpage: http://chamy.mx/index.html and the Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ChamybyDesign I'm wondering if SUSE de Mexico (where I use to work) has any issue about it. Anyway, I don't think that this kind of ripoff has to be allowed. Regards! -- Miguel Barajas - GnuOwned Follow me on Twitter @gnuowned openSUSE Member openSUSE Ambassador -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+owner@opensuse.org

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Andrew Wafaa

30 May 30 May

05:51

Hi Miguel, On 30 May 2012 04:27, Miguel Barajas wrote:

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Hi there,

So, there is a Mexican Company (textil) that is using the openSUSE Logo, they has been registered the logo to the mexican intelectual property institute as their trade mark.

Here there is the webpage: http://chamy.mx/index.html and the Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ChamybyDesign

I'm wondering if SUSE de Mexico (where I use to work) has any issue about it. Anyway, I don't think that this kind of ripoff has to be allowed.

Regards!

-- Miguel Barajas - GnuOwned Follow me on Twitter @gnuowned openSUSE Member openSUSE Ambassador -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+owner@opensuse.org

Many thanks for highlighting this issue. The Board has already been notified about this infraction on openSUSE's Trademark, and the legal team are taking action. Unfortunately the process can take some time even when it is obvious. Kind regards, Andy On behalf of the openSUSE Board -- Andrew Wafaa IRC: FunkyPenguin GPG: 0x3A36312F -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+owner@opensuse.org

Alan Clark

14:46

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On 5/29/2012 at 11:51 PM, Andrew Wafaa wrote: Hi Miguel,

On 30 May 2012 04:27, Miguel Barajas wrote:

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Hi there,

So, there is a Mexican Company (textil) that is using the openSUSE Logo, they has been registered the logo to the mexican intelectual property institute as their trade mark.

Here there is the webpage: http://chamy.mx/index.html and the Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ChamybyDesign

I'm wondering if SUSE de Mexico (where I use to work) has any issue about it. Anyway, I don't think that this kind of ripoff has to be allowed.

Regards!

-- Miguel Barajas - GnuOwned Follow me on Twitter @gnuowned openSUSE Member openSUSE Ambassador -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+owner@opensuse.org

Many thanks for highlighting this issue. The Board has already been notified about this infraction on openSUSE's Trademark, and the legal team are taking action. Unfortunately the process can take some time even when it is obvious.

As Andy mentioned Legal is investigating, but it does take time. In the mean time, if the shirts are of high quality perhaps they are of more benefit than harm; spreading our logo ;-)

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Kind regards,

Andy On behalf of the openSUSE Board

-- Andrew Wafaa IRC: FunkyPenguin GPG: 0x3A36312F -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+owner@opensuse.org

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Victor hck

15:58

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In the mean time, if the shirts are of high quality perhaps they are of more benefit than harm; spreading our logo ;-)

XD XD but only in green colour! :p -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+owner@opensuse.org

Carlos Ribeiro

16:02

any discont to print openSUSE t-shirst, for conference ;-) 2012/5/30 Victor hck :

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In the mean time, if the shirts are of high quality perhaps they are of more benefit than harm; spreading our logo ;-)

XD XD but only in green colour! :p -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+owner@opensuse.org

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Manu Gupta

16:00

On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 8:16 PM, Alan Clark wrote:

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On 5/29/2012 at 11:51 PM, Andrew Wafaa wrote: Hi Miguel,

On 30 May 2012 04:27, Miguel Barajas wrote:

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Hi there,

So, there is a Mexican Company (textil) that is using the openSUSE Logo, they has been registered the logo to the mexican intelectual property institute as their trade mark.

Here there is the webpage: http://chamy.mx/index.html and the Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ChamybyDesign

I'm wondering if SUSE de Mexico (where I use to work) has any issue about it. Anyway, I don't think that this kind of ripoff has to be allowed.

Regards!

-- Miguel Barajas - GnuOwned Follow me on Twitter @gnuowned openSUSE Member openSUSE Ambassador -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+owner@opensuse.org

Many thanks for highlighting this issue. The Board has already been notified about this infraction on openSUSE's Trademark, and the legal team are taking action. Unfortunately the process can take some time even when it is obvious.

As Andy mentioned Legal is investigating, but it does take time.

In the mean time, if the shirts are of high quality perhaps they are of more benefit than harm; spreading our logo ;-)

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If they mention us somewhere :)

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Kind regards,

Andy On behalf of the openSUSE Board

-- Andrew Wafaa IRC: FunkyPenguin GPG: 0x3A36312F -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+owner@opensuse.org

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Trenton Ray

16:01

They can release the patterns under GPL and we can hire seamstresses to create 'open-attire'. ;) On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 11:00 AM, Manu Gupta wrote:

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On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 8:16 PM, Alan Clark wrote:

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On 5/29/2012 at 11:51 PM, Andrew Wafaa wrote: Hi Miguel,

On 30 May 2012 04:27, Miguel Barajas wrote:

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Hi there,

So, there is a Mexican Company (textil) that is using the openSUSE Logo, they has been registered the logo to the mexican intelectual property institute as their trade mark.

Here there is the webpage: http://chamy.mx/index.html and the Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ChamybyDesign

I'm wondering if SUSE de Mexico (where I use to work) has any issue about it. Anyway, I don't think that this kind of ripoff has to be allowed.

Regards!

-- Miguel Barajas - GnuOwned Follow me on Twitter @gnuowned openSUSE Member openSUSE Ambassador -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+owner@opensuse.org

Many thanks for highlighting this issue. The Board has already been notified about this infraction on openSUSE's Trademark, and the legal team are taking action. Unfortunately the process can take some time even when it is obvious.

As Andy mentioned Legal is investigating, but it does take time.

In the mean time, if the shirts are of high quality perhaps they are of more benefit than harm; spreading our logo ;-)

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If they mention us somewhere :)

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Kind regards,

Andy On behalf of the openSUSE Board

-- Andrew Wafaa IRC: FunkyPenguin GPG: 0x3A36312F -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+owner@opensuse.org

-- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+owner@opensuse.org

-- Regards Manu Gupta -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+owner@opensuse.org

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Roger Luedecke

17:39

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Hi there,

So, there is a Mexican Company (textil) that is using the openSUSE Logo, they has been registered the logo to the mexican intelectual property institute as their trade mark.

Here there is the webpage: http://chamy.mx/index.html and the Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ChamybyDesign

I'm wondering if SUSE de Mexico (where I use to work) has any issue about it. Anyway, I don't think that this kind of ripoff has to be allowed.

Regards!

-- Miguel Barajas - GnuOwned Follow me on Twitter @gnuowned openSUSE Member openSUSE Ambassador I say we threaten them with a suit, then give them the ultimatum to

On Tue, 2012-05-29 at 22:27 -0500, Miguel Barajas wrote: provide free shirts to the project. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+owner@opensuse.org

Miguel Barajas

31 May 31 May

01:54

I like that! I mean the problem is not the use of openSUSE logo, the problem is that they register as his own "Intellectual Property" on the Mexican Institute of Intellectual Property ( http://www.impi.gob.mx/ ) :-/ On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 12:39 PM, Roger Luedecke wrote:

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Hi there,

So, there is a Mexican Company (textil) that is using the openSUSE Logo, they has been registered the logo to the mexican intelectual property institute as their trade mark.

Here there is the webpage: http://chamy.mx/index.html and the Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ChamybyDesign

I'm wondering if SUSE de Mexico (where I use to work) has any issue about it. Anyway, I don't think that this kind of ripoff has to be allowed.

Regards!

-- Miguel Barajas - GnuOwned Follow me on Twitter @gnuowned openSUSE Member openSUSE Ambassador I say we threaten them with a suit, then give them the ultimatum to

On Tue, 2012-05-29 at 22:27 -0500, Miguel Barajas wrote: provide free shirts to the project.

-- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+owner@opensuse.org

-- Miguel Barajas - GnuOwned Follow me on Twitter @gnuowned openSUSE Member openSUSE Ambassador -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+owner@opensuse.org

Jos Poortvliet

15:03

On Wednesday 30 May 2012 20:54:12 Miguel Barajas wrote:

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I like that!

I mean the problem is not the use of openSUSE logo, the problem is that they register as his own "Intellectual Property" on the Mexican Institute of Intellectual Property ( http://www.impi.gob.mx/ )

Just let the lawyers handle this. It's not something we can or even should try to influence... Heck, it's boring, why would you want to ;-)

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On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 12:39 PM, Roger Luedecke

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On Tue, 2012-05-29 at 22:27 -0500, Miguel Barajas wrote:

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Hi there,

So, there is a Mexican Company (textil) that is using the openSUSE Logo, they has been registered the logo to the mexican intelectual property institute as their trade mark.

Here there is the webpage: http://chamy.mx/index.html and the Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ChamybyDesign

I'm wondering if SUSE de Mexico (where I use to work) has any issue about it. Anyway, I don't think that this kind of ripoff has to be allowed.

Regards!

-- Miguel Barajas - GnuOwned Follow me on Twitter @gnuowned openSUSE Member openSUSE Ambassador

I say we threaten them with a suit, then give them the ultimatum to provide free shirts to the project.

-- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+owner@opensuse.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+owner@opensuse.org

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Alan Clark
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Trenton Ray
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