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Re: Using NXT in a name - legal?
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lugnet.robotics
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Sun, 5 Feb 2006 01:42:22 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Jordan Bradford wrote:
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In lugnet.robotics, Brian Bagnall wrote:
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In lugnet.robotics, Steve Hassenplug wrote:
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As it turns out, I just started on a project like that. I intentionally
went out of my way to avoid using the letters N, X, & T right NeXT to each
other.
My totally unofficial opinion would be something like this. There’s not
much TLG can say about code you write for yourself. But, if you’re sharing
that code, it could easily look like LEGO officially endorces it, if it’s
called NXT.NET or something like that. In which case, they may ask you to
change the name. Just avoid that, by using another name.
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Steve, do you think TLG would object to leJOS NeXT? Legally I it should be
okay, since I don’t think people can trademark a common word like ‘Next’.
I’m not sure if capitalization of letters matters with regards to trademarks
though.
Someone in our group also mentioned that Steve Job’s defunct operating
system was called NeXT. As far as I know, that’s dead now so he couldn’t
object to it, but maybe someone has a more informed view on this.
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NeXT Software was the company, NeXTcube and NeXTstation were the two
machines, and NeXTSTEP was the OS. After Apple acquired NeXT (it’s more the
other way around, actually), a lot of the NeXTSTEP features carried over into
Mac OS X, such as the Dock and processor-independent code (which is why Apple
has been able to switch to Intel CPUs so easily).
A couple years ago I thought of buying a NeXTstation just to have one.
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Hi,
First I am not a lawyer. However I believe Steve Jobs of Apple computers still
own the name and trademark of ‘NeXT’. They (Apple) are even have gone after
websites with domain names using ‘ipod’ and ‘NeXT’.
Just give you an idea for example LEGO Group still owns the name, trademark, of
‘FABULAND®’ even though you don’t see the product or name anymore. But you
never know...the name FABULAND could comeback from its LONG LONG DEEP
...coma/vacation. The same goes with the name of NeXT.
-Abner
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| Hi, I think as a name XT sounds cool. That gives XTOS for an operating systems and my favourite XTC for a C like programming language (you have to say it out loud a few times). Seems to work OK with Java and Fourth. Thomas (19 years ago, 5-Feb-06, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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| (...) NeXT Software was the company, NeXTcube and NeXTstation were the two machines, and NeXTSTEP was the OS. After Apple acquired NeXT (it's more the other way around, actually), a lot of the NeXTSTEP features carried over into Mac OS X, such as (...) (19 years ago, 30-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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