HMR group possibly stealing the Ubuntu Logo

[Eclipse.]

Once again, just because the company has not been around longer, does not mean the logo has been around longer. My company has been around nearly ten years and didn't start using its current brand logo until 2007.

And likewise, Canonical has been around since 2004, not '03.

And, Canonical's logo is different than the Ubuntu logo, but close enough to be a derived trademark.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...nical_logo.svg

URL because vB doesn't support svg images

2004 sorry, thats what I meant.

Canonical created the Ubuntu logo obviously so yeah.Your other point, already covered by Giant Spec.

[calrogman]

To further enhance it, he *could* post it in red bold.

I'm not sure, I think bold is okay, but bold and red? That's a bit much.

[pwnst*r]

Please make the font larger I'm having trouble reading it.

good point, it'll further reinforce in his mind that someone will read it.

[Tipped OuT]

good point, it'll further reinforce in his mind that someone will read it.

It's funny how a simple post format change, can make some one go off topic. Please don't take your anger out on me, if you don't want me to post it in bold, then just say so politely.

Post fixed.

[pwnst*r]

It's funny how a simple post format change, can make some one go off topic. Please don't take your anger out on me, if you don't want me to post it in bold, then just say so politely.

Post fixed.

please show me where i came off as angry.

thanks.

on topic: nothing to talk about until someone shows proof.

[Giant Speck]

It's funny how a simple post format change, can make some one go off topic. Please don't take your anger out on me, if you don't want me to post it in bold, then just say so politely.

Post fixed.

Don't change it back! Your text will look like my text and people will think you're ripping off my text formatting!

[Tristam Green]

It's funny how a simple post format change, can make some one go off topic. Please don't take your anger out on me, if you don't want me to post it in bold, then just say so politely.

Post fixed.

Ahh, relax. Just having a little bit of mindless fun at your expense with you!

[Tipped OuT]

please show me where i came off as angry.

thanks.

thanks for going back and using bold for your post. i couldn't read it before.

Your sarcasm says it all. Maybe not angry, but rude. Any ways, I don't want to argue or anything, I do not like arguing, I just want to be apart of a forum without being banned for once. Thanks.

[metromapper]

Aren't you all getting off topic

I think it is a copyright infringement, based on my experiences in this area. However, the main issue is whether or not HRM would play nice and change the logo just with an email. If not, then ubuntu would have to hire lawyers to bring an international law suit against HRM, which would be costly even if they win the case.

The other issue is that both companies are in different trademark 'classes,' ie., they don't provide the same types of services, so it might be hard to argue brand confusion in the lawsuit. This Ubuntu text (not logo) is registered in 3 classes (9, 41, 42) according to the USPTO since 2006-10-03: http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?r...entry=76616408

Check out all the other Ubuntu's registered (19) in different classes just in the US.

[update] direct links don't work, so go here, click New User Form Search (Basic), then type ubuntu: http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?...glish&p_d=trmk

Also, I don't see the logo officially registered (unless it's under a different name). This just means they'd have a bit less legal protection with the logo if they take the case to court.

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Side note: I designed a logo for a non-profit company back in 2004, but it never got used. The weird thing is that one of the variations looked a lot like the current Ubuntu logo, so when I saw it later, it was really freaky to me. This logo of mine never saw the light of day (the went with something totally different), but it's weird. Even the colors I chose (for a multi-cultrual international institution) were very similar.

[Mr. Picklesworth]

Please don't spam them.