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I've never heard of them, but they are infringing on
trademarks
themselves:
http://www.mailguard.com.au/whoAreWe.htm?sil
o=topmen1&sub=sub1_1
I think Hormel disapproves the term "SPAM" in all
caps.
Maia Mailguard has ben around since at least January 2001,
according
to the first code checkin. Robert had been developing it
for some
time before that.
This lists some other uses of the term "mailguard"
in AU:
http://agencysearch.australia.gov.au/search/search.cgi?
collection=agencies&sco=&cool0=&cool1=&cool2
=&cool3=&num_ranks=20&profil
e=ipaustralia&query=Mailguard&scope_disable=on&s
ubmit=Search
Ah, here we go:
http://per
icles.ipaustralia.gov.au/atmoss/
falcon_details.show_tm_details?
p_tm_number=874267&p_search_no=1&p_ExtDisp=D&p_d
etail=DETAILED&p_rec_no=
1&p_rec_all=2
http://per
icles.ipaustralia.gov.au/atmoss/
falcon_details.show_tm_details?
p_tm_number=888477&p_search_no=1&p_ExtDisp=D&p_d
etail=DETAILED&p_rec_no=
2&p_rec_all=2
According to this, They registered their trademark *after*
Maia
1.0.0 RC2 had been released, and I'm not sure how much
before that
Robert had made public.
Maia Mailguard has been using the term before they
registered it.
Furthermore, I am not a lawyer, but I think
"Mailguard" alone is too
generic, which is why we have the full phrase "Maia
Mailguard" as
our mark.
Of course, I am not a lawyer, and I have no idea what the
laws are in
Australia.
On Jun 25, 2007, at 7:10 PM, Peter Kiem wrote:
> Hey Maia Users,
>
> Has anyone else, especially in Australia, received a
notice like this?
> I received this from andrew mailguard.com.au
>
>
> Andrew Johnson wrote:
>> To whom it may concern:
>>
>> It has come to our attention that you are operating
a solution/
>> service
>> at the website address: "http://maia.zo
rdah.net/login.php" that uses
>> our registered trademark "MailGuard".
>>
>> Please cease to use our registered trademark
immediately.
>>
>> Please advise us of your intention to comply with
our request, and
>> estimated timeframes for these changes to take
place.
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Andrew Johnson, Director.
>> MailGuard Pty Ltd
>> P 03 9092 0541 F 02 9012 0000 M 0419 789 876
>>
>>
>>
>
> --
> Regards,
> Peter Kiem
>
> Zordah IT - IT Consultancy and Internet Services
> Ph: (0414) 724-766 Fax: (07) 3344-5827
> Web: www.zordah.net Email: zordahzordah.net
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Maia Mailguard http://www.maiamailguard
.com
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