PC World: Court Allows Lindows to Keep Its Name

"In a case that could have forced Linux vendor Lindows to change its business name worldwide, a Netherlands court ruled this week that Lindows' current limited use of the Lindows name does not violate Microsoft's Windows trademark.

"After it lost an earlier case in the same Amsterdam court over the use of the Lindows name, Lindows changed the name of its operating system product and corresponding Web site to Linspire. However, it kept Lindows as its company name..."

Complete Story

Related Stories:

• The Register: Microsoft Loses Lindows Appeal(May 24, 2004)
• internetnews.com: Litigious Lindows Name a Pane(Apr 07, 2004)
• Bloomberg/Oakland Tribune: Judge Rules Microsoft Can Sue Lindows.com(Apr 05, 2004)
• internetnews.com: Lindows Concedes Name to Microsoft in Europe(Mar 15, 2004)