food for thought.
From: Bill Gerrard Subject: Verio applies for trademark on the term "whois"
Hello,
I just ran across this in the PTO trademark database...
Word Mark WHOIS Owner Name (APPLICANT) Verio Inc. Owner Address 8005 S. Chester St., Suite 200 Englewood COLORADO 80112 CORPORATION DELAWARE Attorney of Record GLEN K. BEATON Serial Number 75-742043 Filing Date 07/01/1999 Mark Drawing Code (1) TYPED DRAWING Register PRINCIPAL Type of Mark SERVICE MARK
International Class 042
Goods and Services
Computer services, namely, providing a computer database in the field of personal and commercial address and telephone directory information and other directory resources available on global information networks and providing search services in connection therewith; DATE OF FIRST USE: 1997.03.15; DATE OF FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 1997.03.15