“A software integration company that recently registered the
name Linux as a trademark with German patent authorities has now
reportedly made moves to withdraw the request.”
“Hamburg-based Channel One GmbH is in the process of having
its claim to the name Linux in Germany deleted, according to
Achim Cloer, the chairman of Germany’s Linux Association, a user
group.”
“The German Linux Association’s lawyer, Rainer Feldkamp, has
been in touch with Channel One founder Roy Boldt about withdrawing
the registration, Cloer said. Feldkamp also represents the
interests of Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux, in Europe.”