*> From owner-ietf-outbound(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org Mon Nov 6 12:51:57 2000
*> Sender: hgs(_at_)CS(_dot_)COLUMBIA(_dot_)EDU
*> Date: Mon, 06 Nov 2000 15:14:45 -0500
*> From: "Henning G. Schulzrinne" <hgs(_at_)CS(_dot_)COLUMBIA(_dot_)EDU>
*> Organization: Dept. of Computer Science, Columbia University
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*> Subject: Bake-off as trademark
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*> I've been approached regarding the use of the (claimed-to-be)
*> trademarked term bake-off. It would be helpful if somebody can provide
*> credible evidence that this term has been used within the technical
*> community for many years. (In case you didn't know,
*> http://www.bakeoff.com/ shows the non-technical use....)
*>
*> Thank you.
*> --
*> Henning Schulzrinne http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~hgs
*>
*>
Henning,
Please see RFC 1025 from Sept 1987, or IEN 160 (online at
the RFC Editor web site) for a November 1980 bake off.
Is this 20 years ago early enough?
Bob Braden