tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990922102626688253.post690090286216053689..comments2023-04-15T11:42:35.385-04:00Comments on Go To Hellman: Who Owns Koha?Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14172740163003223132noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990922102626688253.post-25431573146790944072010-02-03T11:02:44.203-05:002010-02-03T11:02:44.203-05:00To clarify some more things related to the EU TM a...To clarify some more things related to the EU TM and Joann's comment above.<br /><br />BibLibre applied for the TM in dec. 2008.<br /><br />1st there was an "examination" and the application was accepted, i.e. there wasn't any ground to dismiss it outright.<br /><br />Then a translation and search again the national registries of member states was performed. That's where things are now (yes, 14 months after the application). <br /><br />Next step: the application will be published. From then on anyone wishing to oppose it can fill out an opposition form. If the opposition is dismissed, then finally the TM is registered. <br />The process is outlined here: http://oami.europa.eu/ows/rw/pages/CTM/regProcess/regProcess.en.do<br /><br />The transfer mentioned by Joann in her comment is a transfer of the application: once the transfer is registered (we did fill in the paperwork for it to take place but again, given the EU bureaucracy, it might take some time to appear on the OAIM web site), HLT, rather than BibLibre, will be the applicant for the last stage of the lengthy process.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990922102626688253.post-48020383173572506262010-02-01T00:47:34.292-05:002010-02-01T00:47:34.292-05:00Biblibre and Horowhenua Library Trust (HLT) have f...Biblibre and Horowhenua Library Trust (HLT) have filed papers to transfer the EU Koha trademark from Biblibre to HLT, entirely at Biblibre's expense and at no cost to either HLT or the Koha community.Joann Ransomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18108406808852766646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990922102626688253.post-37095466732969070452010-01-29T20:13:35.819-05:002010-01-29T20:13:35.819-05:00The irony of the current situation is that LibLime...The irony of the current situation is that LibLime and BibLibre's conflict with PTFS was over serious questions as to whether PTFS was going to be a good community player. At the time, their disregard for the guidelines for use of the name Koha (don't use 'Koha' in a company name, DBA, or domain name, etc.) was seen as a signal that PTFS wasn't going to be a participant in the Open Source process.<br /><br />This turned out to be incorrect. PTFS developers started working with the community, participating on IRC and on mailing lists, and submitting patches. PTFS has been a valuable addition to the Koha ecosystem.<br /><br />On the other hand, LibLime employees no longer answer questions on the Koha mailing lists. No one from LibLime joins the community on IRC, and no patches from LibLime have been submitted in many months. What happened?Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07369823648791178649noreply@blogger.com