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Linux trademark bid rejected

Publication:ZDNet AustraliaDate:Sep 16 2005
Reporter:Renai Lemay

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An attempt by the nation's peak Linux body to register the name 'Linux' on behalf of Linus Torvalds has failed.

The regulator, Intellectual Property Australia, turned down the application because the word 'Linux' was not distinctive enough to be trademarked.




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