Re: Open letter to Kelsey Grammer: the Internet is not a trademark-free zone

On 11/19/1998, Daniel J. Schaeffer <daniel_schaeffer[_at_]kirkland.com> wrote:
>
> So the relevant date of the registration is the "effective date"
> of the valid and subsisting trademark registration owned by the
> complainant. There is no discussion of "first use" anywhere in
> the policy. (I suppose you could argue that "effective date" of
> a registration is the date of firsts use, but I see nothing in
> NSI's policy to suggest that interpretation.)

Mea culpa. When I posted this message, I had not looked carefully at NSI's FAQ regarding what "effective date" means. Guess that shows me.

Daniel J. Schaeffer
<daniel_schaeffer[_at_]kirkland.com> Received on Fri Nov 20 1998 - 13:58:22 GMT