Re: On not using (r) and (tm)

[Bill Sommerfeld <sommerfeld at sun.com>]

On Sun, 2005-02-06 at 22:37, John Levine wrote:
> >But why should all trademarks in a document necessarily be marked?
> 
> As Paul says, they shouldn't.  

I'm now firmly convinced that the draft needs to be framed with:

 - forget we ever wrote 3667 section 3.4(e).  contributors need not call out  trademarks; if they feel the need, they should do it this way: ....

But I think we need to document the low-friction region of the process in addition
to the boundaries;  Perhaps we could also say something along the lines of:

 - IETF protocols must be implementable by many.  As a result, protocol names
need to be used by many and will tend to be used generically.

 - Trademarks are complex and are often not well understood by engineers.  A name
collision between a proposal you submit to the IETF and a trademark you use is likely
to cause delay in the IETF.  We hear this might also make it easier for you to
accidentally damage your trademark.













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