Intel Puts The Squeeze On ... A Yoga Foundation? 389
geogeek6_7 writes: "Intel Inc., everyone's favorite chipmaker, has apparently decided that they own the rights to the word 'Inside.' In proceedings bordering on the line of frivolity, the Yoga Inside Foundation has been tagged with trademark infringment in papers submitted to the PTO by Intel. The article states that Intel will most likely use the Trademark Dilution Act of 1995 in court." Don't worry, Intel doesn't want every instance of the word "Inside" -- only the ones that come right after another word. (Look at the meaning of "Inside" that the YIF is referring to, and the story gets even more absurd.)
Re:trademarks (Score:2, Informative)
links (Score:2, Informative)
Swaine- http://www.swaine.com/tuesday.html [swaine.com] Diversions- http://diversions.kaptiv-8.com/ [kaptiv-8.com]
Send email [mailto] to complain.
Yoga...The path of peace (Score:5, Informative)
These people have been refering to yoga as an inner thing for thousands of years. If that's not prior use please shoot me.
The difference between karma and /. karma (Score:4, Informative)
all that bad karma could hammer them down.
The difference between Hindu karma and Slashdot "karma" (capped cumulative moderation result) is that with Hindu karma, you can't just reset your karma to neutral by killing yourself (i.e. creating another account). Your karma (action) has to follow dharma (the good way) if you want the god to give you the Bonus in the next life. See also Hindu Karma FAQ [about.com].
Or. (Score:1, Informative)
Re:Dear God, is there no way... (Score:4, Informative)
Better link to TM records (Score:2, Informative)
Intel has a trademark on "bunny people."
tess.uspto.gov uses session-based navigation; links do not survive for longer than 15 minutes. In the TESS window, try clicking "Check Status" to get the TARR record. Turns out the trademarks are for keychains and sweaters. Here they are:
BUNNYPEOPLE [uspto.gov] BUNNYPEOPLE [uspto.gov]