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Re: Community Input Requested on Trustees’ Intent to Renounce “IETF Secretariat” Trademark

Dave Crocker <dhc@dcrocker.net> Fri, 04 April 2014 18:14 UTC

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On 4/4/2014 11:00 AM, IETF Administrative Director wrote:
> The Trustees of the IETF Trust have voted an intent to renounce (abandon) the “IETF Secretariat”
> trademark,


It sounds as if this will open the door to my being able to advertise 
myself as the IETF Secretariat.  Or even the ITU's being able to.  Yes?

d/

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Dave Crocker
Brandenburg InternetWorking
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