Bug 1250373 - perl-Spreadsheet-WriteExcel and Trademark problem.
Summary: perl-Spreadsheet-WriteExcel and Trademark problem.
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: perl-Spreadsheet-WriteExcel
Version: rawhide
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
unspecified
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Tom "spot" Callaway
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2015-08-05 09:02 UTC by mejiko
Modified: 2015-08-06 15:56 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Last Closed: 2015-08-06 15:56:37 UTC
Type: Bug
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Description mejiko 2015-08-05 09:02:50 UTC
This package name contain "excel" or "Excel".

but "Excel" is trademark.


http://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=78400429&caseType=SERIAL_NO&searchType=statusSearch

http://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=85467589&caseType=SERIAL_NO&searchType=statusSearch


I suggest that rename package name, or contact trademark owner.


Thanks.

Comment 1 mejiko 2015-08-05 09:03:24 UTC
Blocking FE-Legal, This is trademark problem.

Comment 2 Tom "spot" Callaway 2015-08-06 15:56:37 UTC
The use of the trademark "excel" is nominative here, since we are using it in a minimal way to describe this applications support and manipulation of the excel file format. Thus, the use is considered fair use and appropriate. Lifting FE-Legal and closing this bug.


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