On 25-May-14 17:05, McTim wrote: > I do not support this notion at all. Oh good. I tend toward supporting it. So we can share reasons. I tend to think that we need something for IGOs and NGOs that is the equivalent protection to what business get by their use of trademarks. I am not all that found of trademarks, especially on common language, but they do exist and the do give advantages to commercial entities. I think the IGOs and those NGOs recognized by ECOSOC should get the same level of protections that we have according the commercial enterprises. I tend to look for parity in such things and this seems like that to me. IGOs can't use the trademark system. Some NGOs can, but not globally. While I would personally prefer that trademarks had fewer privileges, I think that IGOs and ECOSOC recognized NGOs should have the same privileges. avri