FC: More on humorless Comedy Central show demanding battlebots.org

From: Declan McCullagh (declanat_private)
Date: Sat Sep 01 2001 - 00:25:28 PDT

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    Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 22:57:52 -0500
    To: declanat_private
    From: Scott Schram <scottat_private>
    Subject: Re: FC: Humorless Comedy Central show demands battlebots.org domain
    In-Reply-To: <5.0.2.1.0.20010831213813.021671b0at_private>
    
     From www.uspto.gov Battlebots, Inc. filed for the trademark on April 12, 
    1999 and claims first use on June 30, 1999, well before the battlebots.org 
    domain was created on 2000-08-28
    
    (Sources)
    
    http://www.networksolutions.com/cgi-bin/whois/whois?STRING=battlebots.org
    
     From www.uspto.gov :
    
    Typed Drawing
    Word Mark BATTLEBOTS
    Goods and Services IC 041. US 100 101 107. G & S: entertainment in nature 
    of competitive events featuring robots. FIRST USE: 19990630. FIRST USE IN 
    COMMERCE: 19990630
    Mark Drawing Code (1) TYPED DRAWING
    Serial Number 75681165
    Filing Date April 12, 1999
    Filed ITU FILED AS ITU
    Published for Opposition August 1, 2000
    Registration Number 2397203
    Registration Date October 24, 2000
    Owner (REGISTRANT) Battlebots, Inc. CORPORATION CALIFORNIA 300 Deharo 
    Street South Train Car San Francisco CALIFORNIA 94103
    Attorney of Record Daniel S. Schecter
    Type of Mark SERVICE MARK
    Register PRINCIPAL
    Live/Dead Indicator LIVE
    
    
    At 08:52 PM 8/31/01, Warren wrote:
    >   he registered the domain name before the Battlebots TV show registered 
    > the name as a Trademark.
    
    
    
    
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