Amiga Inc lost the trademark to "Amiga" on January 3rd, 2003

[Targhan]

@Tomas

That isn't it.  It just read like you were about to blow a gasket.

[Tomas]

It is odd how its okay to bash AmigaINC, but if someone say their opinion on how genesis acts, you are a troll... sigh

[Tomas]

Targhan wrote:
@Tomas

That isn't it.  It just read like you were about to blow a gasket.

You definitely helped me there  :-P
When someone tells me to relax, i get more upset..

But anyway... im gonna give this thread a rest... I still think genesis is acting really childish here.. 2 companies/platforms should be able to exist without bashing eachother, sue eachother and such...

[odin]

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[Targhan]

:lol: sorry Tomas, didn't mean to make it worse.

It is a very interesting situation.  I think, as far as the name game goes, I'll just sit back and relax.  I'll take my own advice, and try to get too involved in it.  

/me hands Tomas the pot of popcorn

and something to :pint: wash it down with...

[Vincent]

Nice way to kill the thread odin. :-x

Boring git! :-P

[odin]

Victory is mine!



 :-D

[Bodie]

Core blimey! What happend!

[redrumloa]

Substance people, please don't spam the thread with empty posts. I know it was in humor, but still :-P

[odin]

Ah some moderator woke up ;-).

[jeffimix]

People, please don't spam ,the nice moderators have told you too. Anyways, it's my opinion that not the trademark, but the sourcecode of 3.1 (or later for that matter) is what makes the OS 'Amiga' not that I'm against other OSes which also happen to be very nice.

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[Blomberg]

Bodie along with Blomberg is a moron

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[meerschaum]

You know, that has *never* made any sense to me. Why is the "community" so negatively influenced by Amiga Inc that the company failing would be a "good thing for the community". I mean, really. Aren't you in control of your own destiny? If you choose to support a different platform, do so. Find others who support that platform, and move your "community" there and just forget about Amiga Inc, if you don't wish to be associated with Amiga Inc.

cheap dodge... they control amiga IP...and this is the amiga(and now clones) community...telling people 'agree with amiga.inc or leave the amiga community' is a pathetic outlook... this community is older then amiga.inc and will be here after they are done... that is fact...

And that's a fair enough opinion for you to have. Doesn't justify belittling those who do not agree with your opinion, however, and (I know this may not apply to you directly) it does not justify this "take Amiga Inc down!" attitude evident by so many on this forum.

well I think it does...some feel jaded... some are angry about things they've had done to them and seen done to others... this isnt a fanclub of people devoted to amiga.inc...if people feel their hurting the community and doing wrong...they are free to let them know about it...

Oh, gee, thanks for your generosity here.

your welcome...

I realize how far apart MorphOS and AmigaOS developers are, but if you'd figure out some way to work together instead of constantly attempting, and consequently succeeding, to discredit each other,

How do you get the idea that all these developers are in some private war?   All that was posted was a fact..  At this moment, Amiga Inc does not legally own the trademark to the name Amiga.  That again is a fact, but I understand that Amiga Inc is currently trying to spin it as yet another mysterious "database error on the part of the USPTO."  

This makes what?  The third such error against Amiga Inc in the last year?  First was the lapsed business license, then came the foreclosure that Ray and Fleecy lied about, now the entire US Government is out to ruin their reputation by screwing up a document LEGALLY SUBMITTED by A LAWYER saying that the trademark has BEEN ABANDONED.

It wasn't as though this was a simple mistake or some automatic "oops I forgot to pay the light bill"  Trademarks DO NOT expire in three years (since Amiga Inc has been in business)....  This was a legal filing by (presumably their) lawyer saying that the trademark has been abandoned by Amiga Inc.

Anything said to the contrary is simply not factual.  I'm not -- as suggested by others on other sites -- trying to beat up on Amiga Inc yet again...  It might be difficult to hear, and you might not want to hear it, but it is nonetheless the truth in this situation.

Amiga Inc may be begging for money to resolve this issue, and they may re-file shortly, but as of this moment, according to the USPTO, Amiga Inc does not own the trademark in question as of the time of this news article.

(and yes, I did call them to verify -- 800-786-9199.  I got transferred around a bunch and finally ended up talking to a clerk named Susan this afternoon)

Wayne Hunt
Amiga.org

[Vincent]

Well, if A.Inc are trying to get this sorted they don't have long to do it.

It takes about 6 months for things to go through, and BB submitted his form on the 4th of January.

It'll be interesting to see who gets it.  I still have big doubts about BB though.

You justify this with the statement that the mark is "officially abandoned" like that justifies it. Have you thought that something like this can be an easy oversight for a company? You are blinded by your hatred of Amiga Inc and your desire to see them fail. Why can't you just let this kind of stuff rest?

-- Facts --

1) I didn't post the original article.

2) RE: "officially abandoned" -- Because it's a FACT, verified by the USPTO this afternoon via telephone call.  

--- My Opinions ---

3) I haven't tried at all to harm Amiga Inc in my statements or actions.  All I have done is verify the truth which is out there.  I cannot verify however that they won't update it tomorrow if McEwen gives them a credit card number (which I doubt very much he has any more of).

4) Amiga Inc is dying.  They are doing so by multiple self-inflicted gunshot wounds.  All we are doing is watching the proverbial car wreck come to a stop in slow motion.  There is absolutely nothing that anyone here outside of a multi-millionaire willing to throw away money can do to stop it.