Re: draft-ietf-ipr-trademarks-00.txt

[John Levine <johnl at iecc.com>]

>Anyone who submits a draft with a TM/SM/R indicated does so because 
>(we "reasonably assume") they know that one exists.  They may also 
>know that one exists and choose not to indicate it, or choose not to 
>file a disclosure (first- or third-party), for various reasons.  There 
>are clear rules in law and the IETF about all of this. ...

Could you refer us to the law that says anything about (TM) or (SM) or
(R)?

I have looked fairly hard, and I do not believe that any such laws
exist, at least in the United States.  There is a law that says
something about the letter R in a circle, but it's entirely optional
at all times, and I see no evidence that (R) is an adequate substitute
for the circle.  I believe that all three are legally meaningless.

Regards,
John Levine, johnl at iecc.com, Primary Perpetrator of "The Internet for Dummies",
Information Superhighwayman wanna-be, http://www.johnlevine.com, Mayor
"I dropped the toothpaste", said Tom, crestfallenly.

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