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I'm not certain, but I think that page is wrong. I searched the USPTO database of trademarks for "Golang" and nothing was picked up: http://tmsearch.uspto.gov/b

I'm not certain, but I think that page is wrong. I searched the USPTO database of trademarks for "Golang" and nothing was picked up: http://tmsearch.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=toc&state=4809%3Axehul0.1.1&p_search=searchss&p_L=50&BackReference=&p_plural=yes&p_s_PARA1=&p_tagrepl%7E%3A=PARA1%24LD&expr=PARA1+AND+PARA2&p_s_PARA2=Golang&p_tagrepl%7E%3A=PARA2%24ALL&p_op_ALL=OR&a_default=search&a_search=Submit+Query&a_search=Submit+Query http://tmsearch.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=toc&state=4809%3Ax... I'm not confident I'm correct only because it seems unlikely Google would have a page listing trademarks it doesn't actually own. That being said, I'm pretty sure there's no other place to search for trademarks. I also don't think there is actually a trademark on the term "Go" based on this USPTO search: http://tmsearch.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=toc&state=4809%3Axehul0.6.301 http://tmsearch.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=toc&state=4809%3Ax.... But admittedly I've only looked through five or six pages; using the option to search for an exact term doesn't seem to cut down the search results at all.

vorg 7y ago
> it seems unlikely Google would have a page listing trademarks it doesn't actually own Putting a ™ symbol after a name is only a claim on that name to be one's own property for use as a mark on some product or service when trading, and big corporates do this all the time. So I think it's likely Google would have such a page. > I also don't think there is actually a trademark on the term "Go" based on this USPTO search There's a distinction between a trademark and a registered trademark. Registering the name in some jurisdiction's database just means the corp has begun its defense of that claim before it sees a perceived infringement. I would imagine everyday words like "Go" (or "Groovy") wouldn't be accepted by the US trademark office anyway, so perhaps Google tried but failed to register it there. They might get "Golang" accepted but the Go team have said the name of the language is "Go" not "Golang".
droithomme 7y ago
https://trademarks.justia.com/881/00/go-88100955.html https://trademarks.justia.com/881/00/go-88100955.html Word Mark GO Goods and Services IC 009. US 021 023 026 036 038. G & S: Computer programs and downloadable computer programs that implement a computer programming language for use in developing, building and managing other software. FIRST USE: 20091110. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20091110 Standard Characters Claimed Mark Drawing Code (4) STANDARD CHARACTER MARK Serial Number 88100955 Filing Date August 31, 2018 Current Basis 1A Original Filing Basis 1A Owner (APPLICANT) Google LLC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY DELAWARE 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View CALIFORNIA 94043 Type of Mark TRADEMARK Register PRINCIPAL Live/Dead Indicator LIVE

vorg 7y ago

> it seems unlikely Google would have a page listing trademarks it doesn't actually own Putting a ™ symbol after a name is only a claim on that name to be one's own property for use as a mark on some product or service when trading, and big corporates do this all the time. So I think it's likely Google would have such a page. > I also don't think there is actually a trademark on the term "Go" based on this USPTO search There's a distinction between a trademark and a registered trademark. Registering the name in some jurisdiction's database just means the corp has begun its defense of that claim before it sees a perceived infringement. I would imagine everyday words like "Go" (or "Groovy") wouldn't be accepted by the US trademark office anyway, so perhaps Google tried but failed to register it there. They might get "Golang" accepted but the Go team have said the name of the language is "Go" not "Golang".

droithomme 7y ago

https://trademarks.justia.com/881/00/go-88100955.html https://trademarks.justia.com/881/00/go-88100955.html Word Mark GO Goods and Services IC 009. US 021 023 026 036 038. G & S: Computer programs and downloadable computer programs that implement a computer programming language for use in developing, building and managing other software. FIRST USE: 20091110. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20091110 Standard Characters Claimed Mark Drawing Code (4) STANDARD CHARACTER MARK Serial Number 88100955 Filing Date August 31, 2018 Current Basis 1A Original Filing Basis 1A Owner (APPLICANT) Google LLC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY DELAWARE 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View CALIFORNIA 94043 Type of Mark TRADEMARK Register PRINCIPAL Live/Dead Indicator LIVE