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Article: Lindows.com Tries To Get Microsoft Suit Thrown Out.
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- Linux Gram
- Article date:
- January 21, 2002
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Lindows.com filed a motion Tuesday to dismiss Microsoft's trademark infringement suit against it claiming the court lacked jurisdiction.
The San Diego start-up said it had no presence or conducted any business in the state of Washington, where Microsoft filed suit in December. It's seeking to prevent the company from using the terms LindowsOS and Lindows.com, claiming consumers might take it for Windows.
Both Lindows' motion to dismiss and Microsoft's motion for a preliminary injunction are scheduled to come up before the judge February 1.
It looks like Lindows founder and CEO Michael Robertson is going to argue trademark abandonment since ...