[OT] "LaunchPad" is a registered trademark - of Canonical Inc.

[Richard Gaskin]

Turns out that the name "LaunchPad" is a registered trademark of 
Canonical Inc., makers of Ubuntu:

<https://help.launchpad.net/Legal>


 From the USPTO.gov's trademark database:

Word Mark:  LAUNCHPAD
Goods and Services: IC 035. US 100 101 102. G & S: LICENSING COMPUTER 
SOFTWARE. FIRST USE: 20040500. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20040500
Serial Number: 78735120
Filing Date: October 18, 2005
Published for Opposition: June 27, 2006
Registration Number: 3145314
Registration Date: September 19, 2006
Owner (REGISTRANT): Canonical Limited COMPANY ISLE OF MAN One Circular 
Road Douglas ISLE OF MAN 1M1 1AF
Attorney of Record: Lloyd McAulay
Type of Mark: SERVICE MARK
Register: PRINCIPAL
Live/Dead Indicator: LIVE


It'll be interesting to see how that turns out.  Maybe Apple can license 
it from Canonical, and Canonical can use the money to beef up Ubuntu, 
the other user-friendly Unix-based OS. :)

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