Amiga Case Designer Faces Intimidation

[mongo]

Someone should mention to them that although they do have an exclusive worldwide license for the Amiga trademark for their line of AIO (All-In-One) keyboard computers, an empty case is not a computer.

[mongo]

Bit of a correction, the license from Amiga Inc is no longer exclusive to just Amiga AIO's, but all Amiga computers.

From http://www.commodoreusa.net

Amiga® trademark used under exclusive worldwide license by Commodore USA, LLC for its line of AIO (All-In-One) keyboard computers, and worldwide non-exclusive license for desktop, tower and HTPC computers, and is the trademark of Amiga Inc., registered in the United States and other countries.

[mongo]

According to the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the Amiga trademark was abandoned as of September 19, 2011.

[mongo]

@thread

Registering trademarks is optional.

...I'll let cgutjahr explain this.

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The trademark was registered and subsequently abandoned. Big difference between an un-registered trademark and one that registered and abandoned.

[mongo]

I assume the Amiga branded tablets were Amiga Inc's attempt to show that the trademark is still active.

[mongo]

As someone on AW.net has just pointed out, the trademark is only dead for software.

So just to be clear, the Amiga trademark IS still valid.

And you know what it's valid for?

(From the patents office)
"COMPUTERS, COMPUTER DISK DRIVES, RAM EXPANSION CARTRIDGES, COMPUTER MONITORS, AND COMPUTER MODEMS"

Strikes me that TheDaddy's case does *not* fall under any of the above. A case is not a computer, a disk drive, a RAM expansion, a monitor nor a modem.

In other words, he can call his case "an Amiga" in whatever style or font he wants. He can even use the logo with the red square if he wants, because that one has expired.

So there - C=USA licensed the rights to make Amiga computers, but NOT cases.

That trademark is registered to AMIGA, INC. CORPORATION WASHINGTON, which has been bankrupt for many years and has released no products for over 5 years. It is abandoned, just nobody has bothered to do the paperwork.

[mongo]

AMIGA, INC. CORPORATION WASHINGTON, the registered owner of the Amiga trademark is an inactive corporation and is unable to conduct any business, including licensing their trademark to Commodore USA.