Pending trademark on Web 2.0!

by on 25. May, 2006 in Business, Web Design & Development

It seems “Someone” is now sending in the lawyers on a “pending” trademark for the term “Web 2.0â€? see:

O’Reilly trademarks “Web 2.0″ and sets lawyers on IT@Cork!

IT@Cork is a not-for-profit networking organisation for IT professionals. IT@Cork organises regular information and networking events which are free for its members.

One of these events – the upcoming Web 2.0 half-day conference is the target of a cease and desist letter (below) from the legal team of O’Reilly publishers. Basically O’Reilly are claiming to have applied for a trademark for the term “Web 2.0″ and therefore IT@Cork can’t use the term for its conference. Apparantly use of the term “Web 2.0″ is a “flagrant violationâ€? of their trademark rights!

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2 Responses to “Pending trademark on Web 2.0!”

  1. Jason Arnold 25. May, 2006 at 11:02 pm #

    Is it just me, or is it CMP who has set their lawyers on IT@Cork and not O’Reilly? I don’t see anywhere on there saying that it is O’Reilly who is asking for IT@Cork to C&D. Yes, CMP mentions that they created it with O’Reilly, but they state on there that it is CMP that is asking for the C&D.

  2. Jason Roe 25. May, 2006 at 11:14 pm #

    I edited the post .. Ill let people make up their own minds.