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Assigning the OpenID EU Trademark to the OIDE Foundation
by Snorri
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Dear
OpenID Europe Community -- Dear Members of the Trademark Committee, In
March of this year, Johannes Ernst was the first to make a remarkable
commitment directly relating to the "OpenID" brand, which had been
protected in the USA (USPTO) until then by his company (R-Objects Inc);
Johannes assigned it to OIDF for the token sum of $1 (one dollar). I
had expressed also at that time that I would do the same for Europe as soon as
it would be legally possible. Just
a reminder: just like Johannes, I had, of my own initiative, protected the
OpenID brand in Europe at the start of 2007, before the OpenID Europe
Foundation had any legal existence. As you know, the process of registering
intellectual property in the UE is slow (up to 15 months) and rather costly. I
am pleased to announce that I have received today the official certificate of
registration of the brand name "OpenID" in Europe (OHIM), which will
allow me in turn to do what Johannes did, by assigning the brand name
"OpenID" to OIDE for the token sum of €1 (one euro). Because
I have spoken with many of you, but also with future businesses and member
organizations, I know that you are comforted by, and appreciative of the fact
that the OpenID brand will be protected by the laws of the European Union. This
will be achieved in just a few days. Although
this process represents an important step for what concerns IPR, it is not yet
over. It is indispensible that it be actively pursued further, to finalize a
single, Worldwide TM/logo Policy upon which all the OpenID Foundations/Chapters
in the world will be able to rely to warrant fair and free use by the totality
of the OpenID Community... The
document "TRADEMARK ASSIGNMENT" adapted from Johannes’ model (and
thanks Yahoo) is attached for your perusal. Best
regards, -Snorri TRADEMARK
ASSIGNMENT Between: Mr. Snorri Giorgetti, residing at 66, avenue des Champs Elysées, 75008
Paris, France (hereinafter, “Assignor”) And: The OpenID Europe AISBL (OIDE) (openideurope.eu),
an International Association having its principal office at avenue de
Broqueville, 297/5, 1200 Brussels, in Belgium. (hereinafter, “Assignee”) Whereas: The Assignor has adopted, used, is
using and is the owner of the following trademark now registered in the Office
for Harmonization in the Internal Market (“OHIM”): « OpenID » registered under
the N° 005796412 (hereinafter “the Trademark”) In the following 27 countries:
Whereas: The Assignee is desirous of
acquiring the Trademark. Now, Therefore, in consideration of the
sum of one Euros (€1.00) and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and legal sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, Assignor hereby assigns
to Assignee all right, title and interest in the European Union (in the 27
countries listed) in and to the Trademark together with the goodwill of the
business symbolized thereby and all registrations thereof. Assignor further agrees
to execute all papers and to perform such other proper acts as necessary to
secure to Assignee the rights herein assigned. This Agreement is to be interpreted
under the laws of the Belgium without regard to any choice of laws provision
which would require construction under the laws of any other jurisdiction.
This TRADEMARK
ASSIGNMENT is dated this the 23th day of June, 2008. The Assignor - Mr.
Snorri Giorgetti The Assignee - OpenID
Europe AISBL _______________________________________________ general mailing list general@... http://openid.net/mailman/listinfo/general |
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Re: Assigning the OpenID EU Trademark to the OIDE Foundation
by Drummond Reed
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Snorri, This is a great step forward. Thank you
for shepherding this on behalf of the OpenID community. =Drummond From: general-bounces@...
[mailto:general-bounces@...] On Behalf
Of Snorri Dear OpenID Europe Community -- Dear Members of the
Trademark Committee, In March of this year, Johannes Ernst was the first to
make a remarkable commitment directly relating to the "OpenID" brand,
which had been protected in the USA (USPTO) until then by his company
(R-Objects Inc); Johannes assigned it to OIDF for the token sum of $1 (one
dollar). I had expressed also at that time that I would do the same
for Europe as soon as it would be legally possible. Just a reminder: just like Johannes, I had, of my own
initiative, protected the OpenID brand in Europe at the start of 2007, before
the OpenID Europe Foundation had any legal existence. As you know, the process
of registering intellectual property in the UE is slow (up to 15 months) and
rather costly. I am pleased to announce that I have received today the
official certificate of registration of the brand name "OpenID" in
Europe (OHIM), which will allow me in turn to do what Johannes did, by
assigning the brand name "OpenID" to OIDE for the token sum of €1
(one euro). Because I have spoken with many of you, but also with
future businesses and member organizations, I know that you are comforted by,
and appreciative of the fact that the OpenID brand will be protected by the
laws of the European Union. This will be achieved in just a few days. Although this process represents an important step for
what concerns IPR, it is not yet over. It is indispensible that it be actively
pursued further, to finalize a single, Worldwide TM/logo Policy upon which all
the OpenID Foundations/Chapters in the world will be able to rely to warrant
fair and free use by the totality of the OpenID Community... The document "TRADEMARK ASSIGNMENT" adapted from
Johannes’ model (and thanks Yahoo) is attached for your perusal. Best regards, -Snorri TRADEMARK ASSIGNMENT Between: Mr. Snorri Giorgetti, residing at 66, avenue des
Champs Elysées, 75008 Paris, France (hereinafter, “Assignor”) And: The OpenID Europe AISBL (OIDE)
(openideurope.eu), an International Association having its principal office at
avenue de Broqueville, 297/5, 1200 Brussels, in Belgium. (hereinafter, “Assignee”) Whereas: The
Assignor has adopted, used, is using and
is the owner of the following trademark now registered in the Office for
Harmonization in the Internal Market (“OHIM”): « OpenID » registered under the N° 005796412 (hereinafter “the Trademark”) In the following 27 countries:
Whereas: The Assignee is desirous of acquiring the Trademark. Now, Therefore, in consideration of the sum of
one Euros (€1.00) and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
legal sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, Assignor hereby assigns to
Assignee all right, title and interest in the European Union (in the 27
countries listed) in and to the Trademark together with the goodwill of the
business symbolized thereby and all registrations thereof. Assignor
further agrees to execute all papers and to perform such other proper acts as
necessary to secure to Assignee the rights herein assigned. This
Agreement is to be interpreted under the laws of the Belgium without regard to
any choice of laws provision which would require construction under the laws of
any other jurisdiction. This
TRADEMARK ASSIGNMENT is dated this the 23th day of June, 2008.
The Assignor - Mr.
Snorri Giorgetti
The Assignee - OpenID
Europe AISBL _______________________________________________ general mailing list general@... http://openid.net/mailman/listinfo/general |
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Re: Assigning the OpenID EU Trademark to the OIDE Foundation
by Bill Washburn-3
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Re: [SPAM] Assigning the OpenID EU Trademark to the OIDE Foundation
by Johannes Ernst-6
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On 2008/06/23, at 3:31, Snorri wrote:
Hey, given the current euro-usd exchange rate, you are going to get much richer in that deal than me! ;-) More seriously, this is great news, and I very much applaud you for doing this. That's the spirit of the original OpenID community, and it's good to see that it is still alive. Cheers, _______________________________________________ general mailing list general@... http://openid.net/mailman/listinfo/general |
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