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Other => Computer News => Topic started by: BC_Programmer on June 23, 2016, 11:11:43 AM

Title: Comodo addresses their CA competition- by filing for their trademarks
Post by: BC_Programmer on June 23, 2016, 11:11:43 AM

source (https://letsencrypt.org//2016/06/23/defending-our-brand.html).

"Let's Encrypt" is a Free, Open Certificate Authority provided by the Internet Security Research Group. Comodo has recently (recently in legal terms, anyway) filed for three trademarks directly related to "Let's Encrypt", despite Comodo themselves never having used the term.

It is considered to be a move intended to intentionally cause confusion in the market between Comodo and their Competition in the Certificate Authority space.

Title: Re: Comodo addresses their CA competition- by filing for their trademarks
Post by: Geek-9pm on June 23, 2016, 02:14:01 PM

Good catch, BC
--from source given.

Quote

Since March of 2016 we have repeatedly asked Comodo to abandon their “Let’s Encrypt” applications, directly and through our attorneys, but they have refused to do so. We are clearly the first and senior user of “Let’s Encrypt” in relation to Internet security, including SSL/TLS certificates – both in terms of length of use and in terms of the widespread public association of that brand with our organization.

This is disturbing news.  :(