Leaving Apple and Google: /e/ is the symbol for “my data is MY data”
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As some of you will have already noticed, the project has moved to a new web location, and the project is now known as the “my data is MY data” symbol:Why such a move?The “eelo” trademark we have been using so far has been filed by myself in the EU and in the USA. However, some companies have filed opposition to its registration, because they claim that there exists a likelihood of confusion between their prio similar marks and “eelo”.In some cases, we could arrange a coexistence agreement, by reducing the scope of our goods and services, that was somewhat too broad. For instance, it’s clear that our project is not about producing energy or developing human-resource management software.But one company that opposed our registration in the EU has refused to even discuss a peaceful coexistence (...)