Am Mittwoch, 9. Januar 2002 13:25 schrieb Werner Heuser:
Dear List Member,
Werner Heuser author of Linux on the Road ( A Guide for Laptops and PDAs) has been charged with trademark issues by the owner of the trademarks for Asterix and Obelix "Les Editions Albert Rene" (Paris). The name of his website MobiliX.org is supposed to be mistaken for Obelix.
The trademark Obelix was registered by the German lawyer Guenter Freiherr v. Gravenreuth. The legal charge is up to 250.000 USD or six months prison. The costs of the first instance are app. 15.000 USD. Werner Heuser has decided not to withdraw the name "MobiliX". He is supported by the German lawyers Jaschinski, Biere und Brexl - JBB (http://www.jbb-berlin.de).
Hi List There is also an issue like this running against SuSE by this "Freiherr". You can read about at http://heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-07.01.02-000/ (german). This "Lawyer" tells that SuSE is hurting the Rights of www.crayon.de by setting a Link to the Program Krayon in the KOfiice-Menu of their Distribution. I've tried to reach the www.crayon.de Company under their Telephone-Number: (+49) 431 / 24 12 47 . But without any Success.
I think it is highly recommended to stop this "Lawyer" at his Methode of "making millions, while doing nothing". He seems to be Online 'round the clock' on the Heise-Forum, so I think he has nothing else to do.
It is time to so something, to change laws in a way, that this kind of people cannot have success as a "Wegelagerer" (sorry don't know the english word). It is time to start a campaign. CU Thorsten