[TriLUG] [Not a joke] AOL is suing me!

[Tarus Balog]

Sinner from the Prairy said:

> We just got a letter from Arent Fox, attys for AOL, telling us that your
> page at http://ibiblio.org/sinner/video/messenger_en.html misuses the
> words "Instant Messenger" their trademark.

This is not the case according to the US government, as far as I can tell.
According to TESS:

http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=75497543

The PTO is not going to register "Instant Messenger" to AOL:

Status: Office action continuing a FINAL refusal to register has been mailed

You could probably fight this.

-T

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