02-26-2007, 11:18 PM
It seems that the "Office Live" term has been a registered trademark since 2002, and the trademark holder, http://www.officelive.net , isn't budging.
More here:
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-61616...ag=nl.e550
Quote:Office Live, which runs sites such as Legalofficelive.com, Realtorsofficelive.com and Accountantsofficelive.com, offers free professional advice to consumers and offers customer leads to businesses. The company is seeking an injunction to prevent Microsoft from using the "Office Live" name.
The lawsuit comes at a time when Microsoft is working to get its highly touted "Live" offerings established in the market.
In November, Microsoft's Internet-based business software, Office Live, became generally available in the U.S., with such features as customer management tools, e-mail accounts and Web site building and hosting.
Office Live, based in the Los Angeles area, registered the "Office Live" trademark in 2002. It initially filed its lawsuit against Microsoft in December in U.S. District Court in California but agreed to withhold serving the suit to allow the companies to pursue settlement negotiations.
I think someone really dropped the ball at Microsoft... again.
On a side note... I wonder how much MS paid for this domain, anyhow????
Cheers
