Hi List,

For the record, the suit has nothing to do at all with keyboard similarities 
or interface.  It is simply a claim that the Freedom in Freedom Box 
infringes on the Trade Mark I. E. product recognition of Freedom Scientific.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lou Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2007 8:00 PM
Subject: Re: ot Fw: [BCT] Fw: [blind_geek_zone] Freedom Scientific,Inc. 
Asked to Cease Lawsuit Against Serotek Corporation


Hi.

Do you know what the lawsuit is based upon?  If it is that Serotek uses
many of the same keyboard commands that JAWS uses, having a similar "look
and feel" then I should think that should tweak a few antennae at GW Micro
as well, since they just implemented an alternative "JAWS" keyboard
layout.  Truly, that is the only reason that I could think of why Freedom
Scientific would be sueing Serotek.  Unfortunately, they are not the first
to do so.  In fact, I remember when Lotus sued Borland because Quattro had
the same look and feel as Lotus 1-2-3 (way back in the golden days of DOS).

Looking at this from Freedom Scientific's point of view, if I were in their
shoes, and my trademark had been infringed upon by a competitor, no
petition in the world would stop me from taking them to court.  After all,
that is their life blood.

It is amusing because only about two weeks ago, I remarked to my manager
that there were enough similarities in the commands for System Access and
JAWS that I was surprised that they weren't being sued by Freedom 
Scientific.

It's too bad because I think Serotek has some really innovative technology,
and they could teach FS a thing or two about gaining access to a system
without impacting the rest of the system.  But I think that if they don't
rethink that interface, they will probably be put out of business by
Freedom Scientific.

73, de Lou K2LKK




  At 04:56 PM 5/20/2007 -0700, you wrote:
>Hello Sense fs was descussed recently on this list thaught I would pass 
>this
>along.
>hope this exception can be made
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Rick Harmon" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2007 4:10 PM
>Subject: [BCT] Fw: [blind_geek_zone] Freedom Scientific,Inc. Asked to Cease
>Lawsuit Against Serotek Corporation
>
>
> > Please everyone take a moment to read the foward below and go to the
> > website
> > an sign the petition.  It's very important we all stop FS from 
> > continueing
> > with this frivilous lawsuit aganst Serotek.
> >
> > Rick
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jeff Bishop" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2007 5:45 PM
> > Subject: [blind_geek_zone] Freedom Scientific, Inc. Asked to Cease 
> > Lawsuit
> > Against Serotek Corporation
> >
> >
> > An online petition is being circulated to everyone in the assistive
> > technology industry and the blind community for the purpose of 
> > collecting
> > signatures showing support for the concept that Freedom Scientific, Inc.
> > should cease their lawsuit against Serotek Corporation.
> >
> > Tempe, AZ May 20, 2007 -- We call upon everyone in the assistive
> > technology
> > industry and the blind community to sign the Save Serotek Petition found
> > at
> > http://www.saveserotek.org asking Freedom Scientific, Inc. to cease 
> > their
> > trademark infringement lawsuit against Serotek Corporation.  After
> > allowing
> > sufficient time to collect a significant number of signatures, the 
> > signed
> > petition will be sent, via certified mail, to the Board of Directors
> > of Freedom Scientific, Inc. We invite redistribution of this press 
> > release
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