Discussion: Ultracade and the Mame Trademark

[squirrellydw]

So what was the out come of this??  Did Ultracrap win, lose or is it still going on??

[GoPodular.com]

http://mamedev.org/trademark.html

Recently, there has been some confusion as a third party attempted to register the name "MAME" as a trademark. This issue has been resolved. Nicola Salmoria has filed to trademark MAME. The third party who originally filed for the trademark has abandoned their claim.

What does this mean? Well, it certainly doesn't mean the completely unchecked freedom to do whatever you want with the name MAME. If you want to use it, you should follow the guidelines below and then ask permission to do so.

First, you should examine the new MAME license, under which it is prohibited to sell or use MAME commercially.

With the trademark, this goes one step further.
Products or services that wish to use the name MAME or a derivative thereof must obtain explicit permission from the trademark owner (Nicola) to do so in all cases.

In most cases, if a product or service has a legitimate use, abides by the MAME license, and adheres to the spirit of MAME and the guidelines expressed in the About MAME section, obtaining permission should not be difficult. If you believe you have a legitimate need to use the MAME name, please contact the team using the contact form to request permission.

If you are interested in helping stamp out unauthorized use of the trademark, use the contact form to report abuses.

[KevSteele]

Bottom line:

• Ultracade is no more (went bankrupt, assets absorbed by GlobalVR)
• David Foley is out of the biz (fired by GlobalVR about a month ago)
• MAME is safely trademarked by the creator of MAME.

All is right in the world. Happy Holidays...

[BobA]

There is justice in this world.   

[quarterback]

• David Foley is out of the biz (fired by GlobalVR about a month ago)

Wow.  There's some news I wasn't aware of.

[KevSteele]

• David Foley is out of the biz (fired by GlobalVR about a month ago)

Wow.  There's some news I wasn't aware of.

Yeah, he was let go a few weeks before this year's PinExpo, where he was scheduled to do a presentation on the new UltraPin, based on PinMAME/Visual Pinball.

They cancelled the presenation, but GlobalVR still sent some UltraPins for the show. Nice product, overall, and now 100% David Foley Free. 

[Thenasty]

hey Foley, if you are lurking here still, remember what I've been telling you about some job openings ?




McDonalds still has some opening, just don't trademark the big Yellow "M" and you should be fine.