O’Reilly trademarks Web 2.0, wonders never cease!

Tom reports that he received a Cease and Desist letter from O’Reilly regarding the use of the term Web 2.0.

Tough it out Tom, there is a long distance between cease and desist and going to court. Remember they would have to fight this action in Ireland!

3 Responses to “O’Reilly trademarks Web 2.0, wonders never cease!”

  1. Justin Says:

    plus — it’s a pending trademark *application*, in the US. that doesn’t mean much in Ireland! (but then, IANAL)

  2. Copacetic » Blog Archive » CMP (O’Reilly) retreats Says:

    [...] O’Reilly has retreated from their Cease and Desist Stance. Hooray for IT@Cork. [...]

  3. Copacetic » Blog Archive » Tim O’Reilly responds the Web 2.0 Trademark Brouhaha Says:

    [...] Tim responds elegantly and cogently to the Web 2.0 trademark controversy. However he compares the use of Web 2.0 with trademarks for Apache and Linux. [...]

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