http://geocaching.gpsgames.org/history/ has a (somewhat prejudiced) history of the term. Jeremy explains on an old post at the gc.com forums (http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=11 ) that he tried to trademark the name to prevent some corporation from doing it and making us change the name of the game.
Who knows his real motivations. Anyway, no, its not trademarked. mbg On May 1, 2009, at 9:26 AM, Steve Bromley wrote:
What I don't know is if the term 'Geocaching' is a trademark of 'Geocaching.com'. You may not be able to use that exact term in your advertising. Just a thought.----- Original Message Follows ----- From: Stephen Martin To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Commercial Geocaching? Date: Fri, 1 May 2009 07:14:19 -0700 (PDT) >- > >I like the idea of having a geocache type hunt without >having to publish through geocaching. I have thought about >having an event that I advertise in the RFT and don't put >on geocaching.com. I would be able to break out of the >family oriented mold. > >Thanks for posting this article. > >Stephen > > >--- On Fri, 5/1/09, Michael Griffin > wrote: > >> From: Michael Griffin >> Subject: [GeoStL] Commercial Geocaching? >> To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Date: Friday, May 1, 2009, 5:32 AM >> http://www.chronicletimes.com/story/1534434.html >> >> I guess if it is not listed on GC, you can commercialize >> the heck out of >> it! Sounds like what BWAT and I are doing in Hannibal >> next fall only we >> are not going to make people go into the business unless >> they want to. >> >> Opinions? >> >> >> Mike > > > > > > **************************************** > For List Info or To make _ANY_ changes to your account, >including unsubscribing from this list, click -----> >//www.freelists.org/list/geocaching > Missouri Caches Scheduled to be Archived >http://tinyurl.com/87cqw > Missouri Geocaching land use policies --> www.MoCache.net > MoGeo Forums-->http://mogeo.ipbhost.com/index.php > SteveIt's not just the destination, but also the path you take and the friends you make along the way.
