Re: [802SEC] Re: IEEE-SA CLARIFICATION ON TRADEMARK(TM) AND REGISTERED TRADEMARK(R) USAGE
Roger-
No I didn't see this ahead of time.
Further, I believe that it is technically incorrect.
However, we should let Bob Grow be the interface on this.
It is my understanding that:
"> IEEE 802(R) Working Group"
would not be correct in the trademark sense even if it were correct in the
organizational sense, which it is not. There is no Working Group for IEEE
Std 802(R). It is a work product of the 802.1 Working Group.
My understanding is that the registered trademark should only be asserted
against a "product".
It is my belief that the 802.1 Working Group would take offense at being
considered a "product" by the IEEE.
Geoff
At 09:54 AM 8/28/2002 -0600, Roger B. Marks wrote:
>The article below is from today's SOCIETY SENTINEL - Vol. 7, No. 16.
>
>Has the SEC received this information before? I don't recall seeing it.
>
>The results don't exactly match my recollection of the meeting.
>
>Roger
>
>
> >IEEE-SA CLARIFICATION ON TRADEMARK(TM) AND REGISTERED TRADEMARK(R) USAGE:
> >IEEE Standards Activities has updated its guidelines on trademark (TM) and
> >registered trademark (R) usage for all IEEE standards. The (R) should be
> >used only when referencing registered trademarks, such as POSIX (R) and the
> >base IEEE 802(R) standard or IEEE 802(R) in general. The (TM) symbol should
> >be used when referencing all other non-registered IEEE standards, including
> >specific members of the IEEE 802 family of standards, such as IEEE
> >802.15.1(TM).
> > Examples:
> > IEEE Std 802(R)-2002 or IEEE 802(R)-2002
> > IEEE 802(R) Working Group
> > IEEE Std 802.11b(TM)-1999
> > IEEE 1394(TM)
> > IEEE P1232(TM)
> >If you have any questions, CONTACT Claudio Stanziola - IEEE Standards
> >Activities - telephone +1 732 562 3804; "MailTo:c.stanziola@ieee.org";.