The VAR Guy

As you may have heard, Psion allegedly holds a trademark on the Netbook term and is sending cease and desist letters to some IT companies. But here’s a new twist on the Netbook soap opera: Apparently, Intel owns and uses the Netbook URL (www.netbook.com), which redirects to Intel’s home page. Does a showdown loom between the two companies?

Psion (the mobile device maker that eventually fell off a cliff) may wind up haunting netbook makers. Apparently, Psion Teklogix holds a trademark on the netbook term and is sending cease and desist letters to some folks.  The story first surfaced on jkOnTheRun, a blog that covers mobile devices. So what does that mean to major PC companies that market Netbook-braded products? Hmmm…