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== Legal issues == |
== Legal issues == |
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{{US trademark|77596599}} Arastra, Inc. (aka Arista) applied<ref name="arista"/> to the [[USPTO]] to trademark the descriptive and generic term on [[20 October]] [[2008]] on a schedule 1(b) basis (intent to use) for ''Networking hardware and software to interconnect computers, servers and storage devices; computer software for use in controlling the operation and management of networks; computer software for use in connecting computer networks and systems, servers and storage devices; instructional manuals sold as a unit therewith'' despite extensive prior use of the term by other companies like Asankya ("the leader in Cloud networking services"<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_/ai_n28074014 Diino and Asankya Increase the Speed of Online Storage and Backup]</ref>), the existence of various solutions in the space already and generic use by the press<ref name="india"/> and bloggers<ref>[http://www.cloudnetworkarchitect.com/ Cloud Network Architect - Building the Infrastructure for Cloud Networking]</ref>. |
{{US trademark|77596599}} Arastra, Inc. (aka Arista) applied<ref name="arista"/> to the [[USPTO]] to trademark the descriptive and generic term on [[20 October]] [[2008]] on a schedule 1(b) basis (intent to use) for ''Networking hardware and software to interconnect computers, servers and storage devices; computer software for use in controlling the operation and management of networks; computer software for use in connecting computer networks and systems, servers and storage devices; instructional manuals sold as a unit therewith'' despite extensive prior use of the term by other companies like Asankya ("the leader in Cloud networking services"<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_/ai_n28074014 Diino and Asankya Increase the Speed of Online Storage and Backup]</ref>), the existence of various solutions in the space already and generic use by the press<ref name="india"/> and bloggers<ref>[http://www.cloudnetworkarchitect.com/ Cloud Network Architect - Building the Infrastructure for Cloud Networking]</ref>. |
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This trademark status was listed as abandoned 3 February 2009, perhaps due to a similar loss of Dell from their attempt at "Cloud Computing" being too generic. |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 03:07, 23 October 2009
Cloud networking is the interconnection of components to "meet the networking requirements inherent in cloud computing"[1]. Cloud networking allows users to "tap a vast network of computers that can be accessed from long distance by a cell phone, laptop or mobile device for information or data"[2].
Legal issues
U.S. Trademark 77,596,599 Arastra, Inc. (aka Arista) applied[1] to the USPTO to trademark the descriptive and generic term on 20 October 2008 on a schedule 1(b) basis (intent to use) for Networking hardware and software to interconnect computers, servers and storage devices; computer software for use in controlling the operation and management of networks; computer software for use in connecting computer networks and systems, servers and storage devices; instructional manuals sold as a unit therewith despite extensive prior use of the term by other companies like Asankya ("the leader in Cloud networking services"[3]), the existence of various solutions in the space already and generic use by the press[2] and bloggers[4].
This trademark status was listed as abandoned 3 February 2009, perhaps due to a similar loss of Dell from their attempt at "Cloud Computing" being too generic.
References
See also
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