CentOS - Jan 2007 - Centos trademark issue

I found an old ROM BIOS chip in my drawer with label Centos(r) Copyright
1994 on it. Then I found http://www.centos.com.tw/ on the net.
Has anyone checked if you can use the name centos without any fear of
litigation?
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On Mon, 1 Jan 2007, Raimo Koski wrote:
> I found an old ROM BIOS chip in my drawer with label Centos(r) Copyright
> 1994 on it. Then I found http://www.centos.com.tw/ on the net.
> Has anyone checked if you can use the name centos without any fear of
> litigation?
IANAL

My understanding is :-

There are no existing trademark registrations (that we have found) for 
CENTOS, in US, EU, WIPO or TW

We are in a different field of business and therefore could not be accused 
of passing off.

If we were to start manufacturing add on cards etc, and if they had 
registered a trademark, then we might have troubles ...

Regards
Lance

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