Dell a member of CADNA has apparently trademarked the term “Cloud Computing” a very generic term referring to the next generation of computing.
It will be interesing to see what they intend to do with their new trademark as it concerns domain names.
Pure says
When will the USPTO get their sh!t together?
TM applications for terms like this should be REJECTED.
Tony Lam, DMD says
They already own the dotcom for it so it’s not like they will gain domains they don’t already own except others might have to give up other extensions.
Josh says
This article says the notice of allowance for the tm was cancelled by the PTO, and status has been changed to “returned to examination”.
http://www.internetnews.com/storage/article.php/3763741
Tim Davids says
agreed…this should not be a TM.
too broad a term
owen frager says
Cloud is an IT term fitting for those who sell virtualization servers. But from the consumer end it’s all about what it delivers to ME (.com)
http://www.homeofficehighway.com/a-home-office-cloud-in-your-car/
btw, Amazon is also expanding into the space. Their cloud was named Ec2:
cloud is an IT term fitting for those who sell virtualization servers. But from the consumer end it’s all about what it delivers to ME (.com)
http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2006/08/amazons_virtual.html
Pure says
@Josh – Well at least I know I wasn’t over reacting…my apologies to the PTO!
damir says
TM applications for terms like this should be REJECTED 100%