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- From: tomw@ccadfa.cc.adfa.oz.au (Tom Worthington)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada
- Subject: DEC HAS APPLIED FOR "DEC ADA" AS A TRADEMARK IN AUSTRALIA
- Date: 27 Aug 1992 07:55:47 GMT
- Organization: Australian Defence Force Academy
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- The Australian Patient Trademarks and Designs office has
- confirmed that Digital Equipment Corporation have applied for
- the term "DEC ADA" to be registered in Australia as a
- trademark (Trademark Number: 550642). The application has been
- accepted and the public has until 9 October 1992 to register
- any objection to this.
-
- I have some concerns that such a trademark will weaken the
- strong standardisation which currently exists with Ada
- compilers. Is it a common practice, legal and appropriate for
- computer companies to register trademarks of this type? Has
- this been done for other Ada products or in other countries?
- Do other IT practitioners share my concern over this?
-
-
- Tom Worthington
- Chairman
- THE CANBERRA BRANCH OF
- THE AUSTRALIAN COMPUTER SOCIETY INCORPORATED
- G.P.O. Box 446
- Canberra A.C.T. 2601
- Australia
-
- Ph: +61 6 247 4830
- Fax: +61 6 249 6419
- E-Mail: tomw@adfa.oz.au
-
- 27 August 1992
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