From: cyberoid@milton.u.washington.edu (Robert Jacobson) Subject: Virtual Trademarks Date: 3 Feb 91 03:58:47 GMT Organization: Human Interface Technology Lab, Univ. of Wash., Seattle The intriguing discussion regarding "naming our practice," now taking place on sci.virtual-worlds, prompted me to find out how often one of our central terms -- >virtual< -- has been used in trademarks. Here's what I found out... Following is a list of trademarks, each of which uses "virtual" in one way or another. This list was supplied to sci.virtual-worlds by Dr. Fred Zappert, vice president for research and development at Dialog Information Services, Inc. Thanks to Fred for making this list available. Information about Dialog is available at (415) 838-2700 or (415) 858-7069 fax. This information was obtained from Dialog File 226, Trademarkscan (Copyright Thomson & Thomson, 1991). Reproduced by permission. May not be redistributed or reproduced without permission. The order of the information is: trademark, status of the trademark, items covered, date of filing, date of first use (if available), and name of the original owner. (There is one additional application, for "VIRTUALITY," filed by W Industries, Ltd.; the record was not among those supplied to me.) ========================================================== VIRTUAL TRADEMARKS Total Number of Items: 39 1. VIRTUAL WORLDS (pending) Computer software games, novels, board games, entertainment services. Filed October 24, 1990 Environmental Simulations Project, Inc., Chicago, IL 2. VIRTUAL REALITY (pending) Novels, board games Filed October 24, 1990 Environmental Simulations Project, Inc., Chicago, IL 3. VIRTUAL WORLD ENTERTAINMENTS (pending) Entertainment services including providing facilities for interactive computer simulation games and the like October 24, 1990 Environmental Simulations Project, Inc., Chicago, IL 4. VIRTUAL WORLD (pending) Entertainment services including providing facilities for interactive computer simulation games and the like October 24, 1990 Environmental Simulations Project, Inc., Chicago, IL 5. VIRTUAL WORLDS (pending, intent to use) Integrating computers systems and components to achive specialized outputs October 18, 1990 Virtual Worlds, Inc., Rolling Hills, IL 6. PC WEEK VIRTUAL WORLDS Miscellaneous: namely, providing a site to conduct product tests and related activites for computer related goods and services September 20, 1990; first used, July 1990 Ziff Communications Company, New York, NY 7. VIRTUAL NETWORK MACHINE (pending, intent to use) Computer software programs, computer hardware, and computer peripherals for managing, monitoring, and facilitating computer networks (including local and wide area networks), data, and communications; and full open distributed software and/or hardware for a Unix-based (or its equivalent) environment August 15, 1990 Cabletron Systems, Inc., Rochester, NH 8. VIRTUAL MANAGEMENT (pending) Computer programs for use in management July 27, 1990; first used, July 17, 1990 B.G. Schumacher (U.S. citizen), Norman, OK 9. VIRTUAL REALITY LEARNING SYSTEMS (pending) Providing articulated and interactive computer and audiovisual learning and experiencing systems May 29, 1990; first used, February 9, 1990 Virtual Reality Learning Systems w/Sensorial Cyberspace, Inc. Salt Lake City, UT 10. VIRTUALPEOPLE (pending, intent to use) Training and consulting services concerning computers and computer programs, service and repair of computers, maintenance and support of computer programs, and installation of computers, computer accessories, and computer programs May 25, 1990; first used, February 19, 1990 Votek Systems, Ltd., Richmond Hill, ONT, Canada 11. VIRTUAL NOTEBOOK (pending, intent to use) Computer programs and instruction manuals, computer program documentation, computer program manuals, computer services for information storage and retrieval May 16, 1990 Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 12. VIRTUAL TAPE (pending, intent to use) Computer software in the field of operating systems, memory management utilities and productivity applications April 27, 1990 Pyramid Technology Corporation, Mountain View, CA 13. INTERACTIVE VIRTUAL ARCHITECTURE (pending, intent to use) Real estate services April 17, 1990 Metropolis Development Company, Inc., Washington, DC 14. VIRTUAL FILE CABINET (published for opposition, January 8, 1991, intent to use) Computerized research services in the field of customized bibliographic citations and abstracts April 11, 1990 Nerac, Inc., South Willington, CT 15. VIRTUAL (published for opposition, intent to use, November 20, 1990) Medical diagnostic ultrasound equipment for use in the examination, monitoring, and treatment of soft tissue, fetuses, and bodily organs, vessels, and fluids, including blood March 23, 1990 Acuson Corporation, Mountain View, CA 16. VIRTUAL APEX (pending, intent to use) Medical diagnostic ultrasound equipment February 26, 1990 Acuson Corporation, Mountain View, CA 17. VIRUTAL LAN (pending) Personal computers on a single printed circuit board for use in local area networks December 27, 1989 Cubix Corporation, Carson City, NV 18. V.M. COS VIRTUAL MEMORY CHIP OPERATING SYSTEM (pending) Computer softwares, encoding and microprogramming systems, software, and, particularly, software used in mask circuits for memory cards, electric or electronic devices, electronic circuits and microprocessors, services of engineers, professional and technical services (not related to the aid in the operations of a commercial undertaking), studies particularly in the domain of computers, electronic programming, services related to computers November 14, 1989 Gemplus Card International, Aix-en-Provence, France 19. VIRTUAL LINK (pending) Computer programs and associated manuals sold therewith pertaining to the interpretation and control of microprocessor in-circuit emulators and electronic instrumentation September 8, 1989; first used, January 18, 1989 Appiled Microsystems Corporation, Redmond, WA 20. VIRTUAL MACHINE (abandoned March 6, 1990) Computer programs for use in developing other computer programs, including those with graphic user interfaces, and accompanying user manuals all licensed as a unit June 26, 1989; first used, May 24, 1989 Virtual Machine Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA 21. VIRTUAL (abandoned August 17, 1990) Memory management components for personal computers, computer programs and instruction manuals therefor sold together with such programs as a unit April 25, 1989; first used, January 14, 1989 Connectix, Inc., Menlo Park, CA 22. THE VIRTUAL GROUP (published for opposition, December 11, 1990) Lease/purchase financing services for computer and computer peripherals, repair, rebuild and maintenance of computers for others, leasing of computer and computer peripherals; distributorship of services in the field of computers, computer peripherals, and computer software August 4, 1988; first used, March 1, 1983 Virtual Technology, Inc., Auburn Heights, MI 23. VIRTUAL MAINTENANCE, INC. (published for opposition, December 4, 1990) Repair and maintenance of computers for others August 4, 1990; first used, December 1, 1983 Virtual Technology, Inc., Auburn Heights, MI 24. VIRTUAL LEASING, INC. (published for opposition, December 11, 1990) Lease/purchase financing services for computer and computer peripherals, leasing of computer and computer peripherals; distributorship of services in the field of computers, computer peripherals and computer software August 4, 1990; first used, December 1, 1983 Virtual Technology, Inc., Auburn Heights, MI 25. VIRTUAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. (published for opposition, December 4, 1990) Repair and rebuild computers for others, distributorship and acquisition services in the field of computers, computer peripherals and computer software August 4, 1988; first used, March 1, 1983 Virtual Technology, Inc., Auburn Heights, MI 26. VIRTUAL CLASSROOM (registered June 6, 1989, no. 1542293; published, March 14, 1989) Computer programs recorded on magnetic media containing educational material in academic course format for text and graphic composition receipt, editing and personal communications on small computers, pamphlets, reports, and instructional manuals pertaining to educational courses by computer, conducting seminars in the field of computer science, and presenting academic information in other academic subject areas by means of computer hardware and software February 2, 1988; first used, July 27, 1984 New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ 27. VIRTUAL FAX (abandoned September 15, 1988) Computer peripheral equipment for transmission of communications to and reception of communications from facsimile recorders, and parts, fittings, and software thereof November 18, 1987; first used, October 19, 1987 Microtek International Inc., Hsinchu, Taiwan 28. VIRTUAL KELVIN GROUND (registered May 10, 1988, no. 1487442; published February 16, 1988) Electrical power conditioning apparatus, namely, electrical apparatus that isolates and protects equipment from circuit damage caused by power line noise and transients, and parts thereof June 22, 1987; first used, October 17, 1985 Oneac Corporation, Libertyville, IL 29. VIRTUAL IMAGE COMPUTING (abandoned May 8, 1990) Manufacture, sale and distribution of computers and software May 8, 1987; first used, May 31, 1986 Visual Information Technologies, Inc., Plano, TX 30. VIRTUAL PROTOTYPES, INC. (registered June 7, 1988, no. 1490852; published March 15, 1988) Pre-recorded computer programs January 9, 1987; first used, October 29, 1986 Virtual Prototypes, Inc., Montreal, QUE, Canada 31. VIRTUAL RASTERIZER (registered June 10, 1986, no. 1396605; published, March 18, 1986) Computer programs stored on magnetic disks October 28, 1985; first used, April 1, 1984 Zenographics, Inc., Irvine, CA 32. VIRTUAL LIBRARY SYSTEM (abandoned, March 24, 1986) A computer mass data file management system August 13, 1985; first used, February 14, 1985 Filetek, Inc., Rockville, MO 33. VIRTUAL NETWORK (registered November 12, 1985, no. 1370563, published September 3, 1985) Providing long distance telecommunication and electronic data and video transmission services March 28, 1985; first used, March 6, 1985 Virtual Network Services Corporation, Woodridge, IL 34. VIRTUAL (registered November 12, 1985, no. 1370562, published September 3, 1985) Providing long distance telecommunication and electronic data and video transmission services March 28, 1985; first used, March 6, 1985 Virtual Network Services Corporation, Woodridge, IL 35. VM SOFTWARE INC. VIRTUAL NEWS (stylized letters; abandoned July 1, 1985) Consulting services in the field of computer programming August 10, 1984; first used, July 5, 1984 VM Software, Inc., Vienna, VA (Holds Other U..S. regs.: 1,205,816 and 1,261,522) 37. VIRTUAL TERMINAL SYSTEM (abandoned May 1, 1985) Microprocessor-based controllers for data communications networks September 13, 1982; first used, August 13, 1982 ICOT Corporation, Mountain View, CA 38. VIRTUAL SWITCH MATRIX (registered June 7, 1983, no. 1240955, published November 30, 1982 Electronic switching hardware for computer and communication networks, namely, a multi-stage matrix for effecting selective connections and disconnections November 12, 1981; first used, September 11, 1981 T-Bar, Incorporated, Wilton, CT (No claim is made to the exclusive right to use "switch" and "matrix," apart from the mark as shown) 39. VIRTUAL TERMINAL FACILITY (registered June 8, 1982, no. 1197138, published March 16, 1982) Prerecorded computer programs; computer program instruction manuals November 13, 1979; first used, September 28, 1978 Softworks, Inc., Clinton, MD (Applicant disclaims use of the word "terminal" apart from its use in the mark as shown)