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Re: Using NXT in a name - legal?
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lugnet.robotics
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Thu, 26 Jan 2006 19:33:08 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Brian Bagnall wrote:
> I was wondering if there is anyone from Lego or someone well versed in legalese
> that can tell me if it's ok to use 'NXT' in an open source project name? e.g.
> "leJOS NXT"
Brian,
LEGO posted a very nice message on Lugnet about this a couple years ago, after a
news story came out, questioning TLG's approach to such things.
http://news.lugnet.com/lego/announce/?n=40
http://www.lego.com/eng/info/fairplay.asp
In short, the answer will be no. I'm sure they'll be quick to put NXT right
next to RCX on their list of "Do Not Use" words. But, they will be very polite
when they ask you not to use it.
Steve
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: Using NXT in a name - legal?
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| (...) Thanks, Steve. At least Lego made it easy for us to play around with the letters to come up with a new name, as Philo mentioned in this thread. :) - Brian (18 years ago, 27-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | Re: Using NXT in a name - legal?
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| (...) Is the RCX.NET project's name technically a trademark violation? I just started working with José David Parra on a redesign of his original namespace, so now maybe he'll have to rename it, too. :) What's LEGO's position on code namespaces, (...) (18 years ago, 27-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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| | Using NXT in a name - legal?
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| I was wondering if there is anyone from Lego or someone well versed in legalese that can tell me if it's ok to use 'NXT' in an open source project name? e.g. "leJOS NXT" (18 years ago, 25-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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