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Subject:Re: UNIX or Unix? From:Hanna Nelson <hanna -at- HOLYCOW -dot- PORTLAND -dot- OR -dot- US> Date:Wed, 1 Nov 1995 15:55:21 -0800
On Oct 31, 11:02am, Mark Levinson wrote:
> UNIX is a trademark. I believe its ownership passed from Bell Labs to
> Novell and more recently to someone else (the Santa Cruz Organization)?
the license was passed to SCO in September,
however the (registered) trademark remains with X/Open Company Limited
(i checked with our Legal department).
On Oct 31, 9:56am, Richard Dimock wrote:
> You leave your company wide open for lawsuit if you use anything but
> UNIX. UNIX UNIX UNIX UNIX UNIX UNIX
yep.
and first instance should be UNIX(R).
On Oct 31, 1:10pm, Robert Crews wrote:
> UNIX is a trademark registered in the United States and other
> countries, licensed exclusively through X/Open Company, Ltd.
we use much the same note in our copyright pages:
UNIX is a registered trademark in the USA and other countries,
licensed exclusively through X/Open Company Limited.
hanna (aka hannan -at- sco -dot- com)
Staff Developmental Editor
The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc.
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