InBoxCop Inc. tries to take "Spybot" trade name

[little johnny]

InBoxCop Inc. tries to take "Spybot" trade name
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InBoxCop Inc. tries to take "Spybot" trade name

InBoxCop Inc., maker of antispam program InboxCop, has registered the domain
spybot.com and filed for a trademark on the word "Spybot". InBoxCop Inc. is
also threatening PepiMK Software, maker of Spybot Search and Destroy, with
legal action for use of the name "Spybot".

In response, PepiMK's Patrick Kolla is calling for a boycott of InBoxCop
Inc. and presumably will fight any attempt to hijack the trade name of his
product.

Ironically, InBoxCop Inc. tries to entice visitors to register for a free
trial of their antispam program by promising to email download links to
Spybot S&D, Grisoft's AVG antivirus, and other free programs. Spybot S&D is
a free program that does not require any sort of registration, and is
available directly from the developer's web site, http://security.kolla.de/.

SpywareInfo also calls for a boycott of InBoxCop Inc., InboxCop,
inboxcop.com, and spybot.com, and also asks all of our readers to please
donate a few bucks to PepiMK to help with legal costs. One buck, ten bucks,
fifty, whatever you can spare would certainly be appreciated. Every little
bit helps and we hope that every reader can make at least a small donation.
It is time for us to pay back Spybot for all its free service to the
internet community.

We also ask that other web sites and companies join a public boycott of
InBoxCop Inc., InboxCop, inboxcop.com, and spybot.com, and to publish this
on their web sites and on message boards around the world.

[Chuck]

On Tue, 24 Jun 2003 19:29:01 -0500, "little johnny"
<missb93@hotmail.com> wrote:

>
>InBoxCop Inc. tries to take "Spybot" trade name

Someone defending InboxCop is currently posting at SWI Forums
(unregistered). He claims that InboxCop doesn't own the name, or the
website, they're just leasing it from the owner.

They're going to play the multiple identities game. Silly. Claims
the name was registered:
Filing Date June 12, 2003
Filed ITU FILED AS ITU
Owner (APPLICANT) Howard R Goff INDIVIDUAL UNITED STATES 1314 West
43rd Street Vancouver WASHINGTON 98660
Type of Mark TRADEMARK
Register PRINCIPAL
Live/Dead Indicator LIVE

They must really take us for fools.


Chuck Croll
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"Chuck" <cacrollthespam@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:rnuhfv8nf9v74pe12moe5vvhitoamf8jre@4ax.com...
: On Tue, 24 Jun 2003 19:29:01 -0500, "little johnny"
: <missb93@hotmail.com> wrote:
:
: >
: >InBoxCop Inc. tries to take "Spybot" trade name
:
: Someone defending InboxCop is currently posting at SWI Forums
: (unregistered). He claims that InboxCop doesn't own the name, or the
: website, they're just leasing it from the owner.
:
: They're going to play the multiple identities game. Silly. Claims
: the name was registered:
: Filing Date June 12, 2003
: Filed ITU FILED AS ITU
: Owner (APPLICANT) Howard R Goff INDIVIDUAL UNITED STATES 1314 West
: 43rd Street Vancouver WASHINGTON 98660
: Type of Mark TRADEMARK
: Register PRINCIPAL
: Live/Dead Indicator LIVE
:
: They must really take us for fools.
:
Somehow, I do not think it will fly..if it does, his claim is in a worse
position than Apple vs MS/HP, since the US recognizes German trade/copyrite
laws....Even though Spybot S&D may not be an officially registered copyrited
product, the name and product are readily recognized and as such should be
intelectually recognized as property of Pepi..

Does any one smell a LOP.com rat here and is her planning to also claim
trademark rights to AdAware next???
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Excerpted from: http://************/f9d1 .......Gonna be OK

QUOTE (InboxCop @ Jun 25 2003, 10:17 AM)
"We will place a clear and visible link on the spybot.com page that says:

To download Spybot anti-spy software go to www.security.kolla.de

Patrick is NOT being sued.
We ARE attaching a link to his site."