“While nobody appeared to be looking, the attempt to trademark
the term “Open Source” in the United States has died peacefully in
its sleep.”
“The public was told by the USPTO about the abandonment a few
weeks ago. Yet SPI, which should know more than anyone else about
what’s going on, continues to assert (at least up until early June,
when this piece was written) that the term Open Source is a
registered trademark of SPI.
“That claim is patently false, pardon the pun, and always has
been. The term has never been a registered trademark, and it’s no
longer even pending registration.”