I was just looking around when I stumbled upon this http://www.ssh.com/legal/trademarks/

Here is an excerpt:

The ssh® trademark is a significant asset of SSH Communications Security, and the company strives to protect its valuable rights in the SSH brand. SSH Communications Security has invested substantial resources in its ssh® mark, such that its customers have come to recognize that the mark represents SSH Communications Security as the source of the high quality products offered under this brand. This resulting goodwill is vital to SSH Communications Security.

The SSH Secure Shell remote login product was created in 1995 by Tatu Ylönen, CTO and chairman of the company. Free versions of the Secure Shell remote login software have been distributed under the SSH brand since 1995. The latest version, ssh-2.4.0, is free for any use on the Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD operating systems, as well as for universities and charity organizations, and for personal, hobby, and recreational use by individuals.

Confusion has become widespread with respect to OpenSSH and its origin. OpenSSH is not a product of, and the OpenSSH group is not, in any way, related to, the SSH Communications Security company.

Similarly, the company is requesting other unauthorized users of the ssh® mark to refrain from infringing our valuable intellectual property rights.

The company fully supports the IETF Secure Shell working group in its standardization efforts. Any developer may implement the IETF Secure Shell working group standard without requiring any special licenses from the SSH company. SSH Communications Security has always and will continue to support the efforts of all acknowledged standards bodies and the open development of Internet security products, especially for non-profit, education and personal use. ...


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So is Linux(r), the Perl camel, Microsoft, etc.

I don't think it will make any difference to hosts who have used the above names as well as "SSH" for years. The second that the SSH company starts suing hosts for advertising their services, they're in trouble.

It will only make a difference to the OpenSSH project. They're probably going to have to change their name to something like Fresh - Free encrypted shell.

Is it possible to register 'Unlimited' as trademark?
If possible, someone PLEASE do so that those unlimited whatever can disappear from webhosting world
:D

Sayyyyyyyyy.. How much is it to register the word

'unlimited'

as a trademark? I'd be willing to shell out the money for it :D

j/k (I don't quite have the money, but....)

Originally posted by qslack
It will only make a difference to the OpenSSH project. They're probably going to have to change their name to something like Fresh - Free encrypted shell.

In fact, OpenSSH will not modify its name from what I've read. They were contacted by that company already and refused (it has been all over slashdot.org)

Trademarking "Unlimited" is not possible. It is a general word and is not allowed to be TM'd, that would be like TM'ing the word "The" or "Host". If you would create a phrase like "Unlimited Disk Space and Bandwidth Usage" that could be Trademarked. IMHO it would not be worth the $600 to trademark though because we all know it is a false statement and there is always fine print or strings attached to it.

Would be interesting though if it were possible.

I don't think it will really affect anyone.

The general consensus among NALs seems to be that the term "SSH" has entered the "common language" and the trademark is thus void (where it applies to the protocol; it still holds force for the software they sell).

Considering the origins of trademark law (fair trade legislation) I highly doubt this will be an issue.