Koha Trademark Case Won by NZ Trust
From Radio New Zealand:
In 2011 software company Liblime attempted to adapt and trademark a free software search system developed by the Horowhenua Library Trust 14 years ago – named Koha.
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The trust and Catalyst IT, a company in Wellington which specialises in free and open source software, challenged the move.
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Two years later, developer Chris Cormack said Catalyst was advised late on Wednesday it has won the fight.
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See Also: Koha releases new version as trademark defended (May 30, 2012)
See Also: PTFS/LibLime Granted Provisional Use of Koha Trademark in New Zealand (November 23, 2011)

About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.