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Oracle asserts nonexistent open source trademark

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on · 2 comments
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Oracle claimed that it acquired the Hudson trademark with its purchase of Sun Microsystems. But a well-placed former Sun Microsystems employee has contacted The Reg to say that Sun took an "explicit decision" not to apply for a trademark on the name Hudson. A search of the US Patent and Trademark Office's website throws up 623 trademarks for Hudson for many things, but not for the project Oracle owns.

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Comments (2)

tuxchick ·
Oopsie, it looks like the attack lawyers overran their masters! Oh well, better luck next time.
jacog ·
I'm not sure what a company like Oracle hopes to gain by firing legal threats in all directions. With any luck, the purchase of Sun will end up being one expensive mistake. And as for their attempt to abuse the free software they have adopted - They will soon learn that you adopt in order to nurture and grow, not to sell into prostitution.

"I've made a huge mistake!" - G.O.B.

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