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However, there is a significant difference between a trademark, and a service mark. On Thu, 3 Feb 2000 [email protected] wrote: > > food for thought. > > > > > From: Bill Gerrard > > Subject: Verio applies for trademark on the term "whois" > > > > Hello, > > > > I just ran across this in the PTO trademark database... > > > > Word Mark WHOIS > > Owner Name (APPLICANT) Verio Inc. > > Owner Address 8005 S. Chester St., Suite 200 Englewood COLORADO 80112 > > CORPORATION DELAWARE > > Attorney of Record GLEN K. BEATON > > Serial Number 75-742043 > > Filing Date 07/01/1999 > > Mark Drawing Code (1) TYPED DRAWING > > Register PRINCIPAL > > Type of Mark SERVICE MARK > > > > International Class 042 > > > > Goods and Services > > > > Computer services, namely, providing a computer database in the field of > > personal and commercial address and telephone directory information and > > other directory resources available on global information networks and > > providing search services in connection therewith; DATE OF FIRST USE: > > 1997.03.15; DATE OF FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 1997.03.15 > > > > >
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