"Board of Inquiry®" is a federally registered trademark.

[Catfish44]

Misty I'm infringing on nothing but thank you for commenting. I simply want to know the registration or serial number on the word "BOI" that everyone keeps saying is being infringed upon. I get it you don't agree with me or even the idea of a group providing a place for feedback outside of this site but fortunately that is for none of us to say. And thank you misty I am pretty smart it's nice to be recognized even through all this hate we can still remain civil. From your writing you seem pretty smart to ma'am. Thanks again, Wes.

 

[Mistyck]

Misty I'm infringing on nothing but thank you for commenting. I simply want to know the registration or serial number on the word "BOI" that everyone keeps saying is being infringed upon. I get it you don't agree with me or even the idea of a group providing a place for feedback outside of this site but fortunately that is for none of us to say. And thank you misty I am pretty smart it's nice to be recognized even through all this hate we can still remain civil. From your writing you seem pretty smart to ma'am. Thanks again, Wes.

Apparently you aren't Wes, considering my name is NOT Misty, nor is my screen name Misty...

But not including that, you're asking for something he does NOT have to give you. If you're so inclined, then you can go through legal routes to get that information.

Have a nice night, and try to realize that for all your "politeness," it's not going to get you what you want all the time. You can't say that this site is underhanded, yet still want to use it to post in the very forum that you say is wrong. You then become a hypocrite.

Thanks, Mr. Wes Trowbridge...(Next time if you're going to try to be condescending towards someone, get their information correct, or else it just doesn't work correctly. )

 

[Catfish44]

I must be missing something I could've swore right up there above the little devil it said misty. Well I guess I outta pay closer attention next time brandi dickerson my apologies. I know no one will believe it but I wasn't being condescending to you ms. Dickerson I'm sorry you saw it that way. I take it though from you thinking i was being condescending that you were calling me stupid in a nice way. Was that really necessary ma'am? Not once have I insulted anyone on this thread why do you feel I deserve to be insulted?

 

[Mistyck]

You infer whatever you wish to infer from my typing and answers. I can't help HOW you feel about my typed responses. Point still being, no matter how many times, or how you say it; Rich does not have to answer your question.

 

[Catfish44]

And that is fine maam. I've made a reasonable attempt at asking for public info it's obvious that he doesn't wanna answer so I no longer need to linger in his thread. Thank you for speaking to me in an adult way.

 

[hhmoore]

I do think this is a fair BOI. No posts are deleted. No threads deleted. No modification of posts. It is all there.

That isn't exactly true - but that is the basic intent. If a BOI thread is not in the correct format (with the name of the person or business that is the subject of the thread in the title), it will be closed and removed. The author is not prevented from posting a new thread...in fact, it is encouraged. There are times that posts are removed - usually due to violations of the full name rule (including having a different person posing on the account). In those cases, there is no speculation about what happened - we leave the post in place, remove the content, and insert a moderation message in its place.

I can go post a bad BOI against a mod here and it wont get deleted. It will remain in the history.

If the post is about moderation, as opposed to business dealings, it might get removed from the BOI (it would be better placed here, after all)

 

[brd7666]

I'm sorry if this taken the wrong way however would you happen to have the serial or registration number for "BOI"? I can find the trademarks on "board of inquiry" but can't seem to locate the one for BOI. Thanks, Wes.

Personally, I think you are trying to rock the boat. Rich never said he had the "BOI" trademarked. If I were him, I would be doing that now.

I did go to Facebook, and I did a search for board of inquiry. It looks like there are quite a few people using that term. Some are not even reptile related.

 

[Basand]

That isn't exactly true - but that is the basic intent. If a BOI thread is not in the correct format (with the name of the person or business that is the subject of the thread in the title), it will be closed and removed. The author is not prevented from posting a new thread...in fact, it is encouraged. There are times that posts are removed - usually due to violations of the full name rule (including having a different person posing on the account). In those cases, there is no speculation about what happened - we leave the post in place, remove the content, and insert a moderation message in its place.


If the post is about moderation, as opposed to business dealings, it might get removed from the BOI (it would be better placed here, after all)

Well there are rules but I mean unbiased deletion. And as for about the moderation, the BOI is no place for that. It is business dealings therefore not conforming to the guidelines.

 

[AbsoluteApril]

I get it you don't agree with me or even the idea of a group providing a place for feedback outside of this site but fortunately that is for none of us to say.

That is not the issue, feel free to have your own review site - just call it something else. per the first post:

I really don't care that people will try to duplicate the context of my Board Of Inquiry forums for their own purposes, but I DO care about the use of a term in that pursuit that I have built to mean something to a lot of people in this industry.

 

[JColt]

BOI is already trade marked by Sean Michael Anderson Apparel, LLC and KWL Apparel, LLC.

Rich has Board of Inquiry trade marked.

 

[MayhemInc]

So basically most of those groups are "BOI" not "Board of Inquiry" on Facebook. Why is it even mentioned here if BOI is trade marked by Sean Michael Anderson Apparel?

Like the thread about Tyson Shuler/Finneagan the group is "FB BOI" not FB Board of Inquiry.

The other group is BOI reptile feedback.

So if the BOI isn't trademarked to you what is everyone getting bent out of shape over?

 

[Robert Walker]

So if the BOI isn't trademarked to you what is everyone getting bent out of shape over?

Seriously? If there isn't a common sense answer already apparent to you, I for one can't even muster the energy to water it down further and make it any clearer.

 

[MayhemInc]

Seriously? If there isn't a common sense answer already apparent to you, I for one can't even muster the energy to water it down further and make it any clearer.

The term BOI isn't trademarked with the owner of Board of Inquiry.

Legally speaking using the Term BOI has nothing to do with Board of Inquiry, not a thing you can do about it, get over it.

Yes I know people refer to Board of Inquiry as BOI, do I think it's petty that people are bent out of shape over a Facebook group using that yup I sure do no one is making money off any of those groups.

Again legally speaking, if the term BOI is not trademarked along side of Board of Inquiry, and people can use BOI all they want nothing the owner here can do about it.

Cry a river, build a bridge, and get over it. Quit being petty, especially when you have no right to be.

 

[Robert Walker]

Deedle, curious, do you own an actual business in real life or do you work for someone else?

 

[MayhemInc]

Deedle, curious, do you own an actual business in real life or do you work for someone else?

Curious

Does it matter to this conversation? Is this question relevant to this conversation? Nope.

No one is making money calling themselves BOI, its not legally trade marked by the owner here. If someone was calling themselves "Board of Inquiry" outside of here you might have a point. If you could prove they were making money off it, slandering this business, or taking away the business to this site then no it would not be petty at that point (I could explain more reasons this site is losing business or not gaining more, hint lack of social presence).

You know maybe (hint) the board of inquiry should just be on social media as well, have the facebook link to the website or such.

 

[Robert Walker]

Legally speaking... Again legally speaking,...

1. The question about you being a business owner or an employee was simply a question to gauge if you were actually trying to have conversation to reach an understanding to your original question like you pretended OR if you are simply here on Fauna to stir the pot. By totally avoiding the question, I now know for sure why you are really here. thanks!

2. Thanks for all your "legally speaking" talking points. I'll be sure to use you as legal reference in a court of law as it appears we should conform to your supposed understanding of the law versus hearing a verdict of an actual Trademark Judge.

If you could prove they were making money off it, slandering this business, or taking away the business to this site then no it would not be petty at that point .

How do you know this hasn't already been proven but the legal system and others involved decided not to include part-time legal adviser Deedle in their proceedings because it is none of your business?

Cry petty, stir the pot, no one owes you any background information.

 

[Lucille]

no one owes you any background information.

Excellent post, and a good response to those either visiting or sent, that are perhaps trying to see how this is going to be handled.

In my opinion since legal proceedings have been initiated, particulars should not necessarily be discussed in public. The infringement issues will not be tried here; and neither will they be tried on any other site.

 

[Robert Walker]

or sent

Very apparent when they are sent.

 

[Fangthane]

I'm thinking that a couple of people in the Fakebook crowd must have been playing hookie from law school on the day that they surely must have gone into how the Public Use Doctrine can and sometimes will offer protection to the owner of trademarked terms that others have sought to abbreviate and use for their own gain. The reptile context alone seems to make the case nearly a no-brainer to win. Google...make friends with it.

I personally don't really care much about the legal aspects, as they're solely Rich's to pursue. What I DO care about, is seeing something I absolutely DO believe in - the REAL BOI - being twisted and perverted by people who have zero interest in helping anyone but themselves and their own petty interests. The fact that crucial information can and will be made to conveniently disappear, says all that really need be said about those who directly involve themselves with such laughably shoddy imitations.

 

[j_dunlavy]

I'm thinking that a couple of people in the Fakebook crowd must have been playing hookie from law school on the day that they surely must have gone into how the Public Use Doctrine can and sometimes will offer protection to the owner of trademarked terms that others have sought to abbreviate and use for their own gain. The reptile context alone seems to make the case nearly a no-brainer to win. Google...make friends with it.

I personally don't really care much about the legal aspects, as they're solely Rich's to pursue. What I DO care about, is seeing something I absolutely DO believe in - the REAL BOI - being twisted and perverted by people who have zero interest in helping anyone but themselves and their own petty interests. The fact that crucial information can and will be made to conveniently disappear, says all that really need be said about those who directly involve themselves with such laughably shoddy imitations.

the "facebook BOI" stands for what? Board of Inquiry I bet. Not only that, the purpose of the FB BOI is the same as the real Board of Inquiry (just a watered down, polarized, manipulate-able version).
Exactly