tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7188141.post111859936587078688..comments2009-07-10T15:36:50.078-04:00Michael Sicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09189751750240192948noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7188141.post-1118798980531375952005-06-14T21:29:00.000-04:002005-06-14T21:29:00.000-04:00Hi John, <BR/><BR/>I sure hope I don't have to do a whole lot of "protecting"! I haven't seen either of those names used in my area of business. (Software and Project Management "stuff")Michael Sicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09189751750240192948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7188141.post-1118750061078155852005-06-14T07:54:00.000-04:002005-06-14T07:54:00.000-04:00Thanks Michael. Sorry to clutter up your blog comments with my off-topic questions!<BR/><BR/>I would be interested in reading in future about your experiences in protecting your company and product names, because it seems to be a murky area.John Topleyhttp://www.johntopley.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7188141.post-1118705801712079372005-06-13T19:36:00.000-04:002005-06-13T19:36:00.000-04:00Hi John,<BR/><BR/>Answers below:<BR/><BR/>1) When I decided I wanted to actually build this product my Java skill level was at what I would call the "tutorial level". <BR/><BR/>I listed the books that got me up to speed in my blog post, <A HREF="http://www.michaelsica.com/ataraxissoftware/2005/05/building-dream.html" REL="nofollow">Building a Dream</A>. (Or view my "master list" here: <A HREF="http://michaelsica.com/books/" REL="nofollow">http://michaelsica.com/books/ </A>)<BR/><BR/>2) As I understand it, the use of the "TM" at the end of a name indicates that a name has <B>not</B> been registered with the US government. The "TM" signifies that the company is using it as their "trade" "mark", and in the future (or presently) will be registering the trade mark. Once it's actually registered, the company will be able to use the "circled-R" symbol (®). Which stands for "Registered Trade Mark".<BR/><BR/>John - if you ever want to shot me a private message you can use the form here: <A HREF="http://michaelsica.com/contact/" REL="nofollow">http://michaelsica.com/contact/</A><BR/><BR/>I'll reply with my personal email address. I don't like to provide it on web sites because of the spam bots out there.<BR/><BR/>-michael.Michael Sicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09189751750240192948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7188141.post-1118695065048345042005-06-13T16:37:00.000-04:002005-06-13T16:37:00.000-04:00Michael,<BR/><BR/>I have two questions, not really related to this post:<BR/><BR/>1) Did you really not know any Java before you started this project?<BR/>2) Have you actually trademarked the names Ataraxis and Unity?John Topleyhttp://www.johntopley.com/noreply@blogger.com