Having been through this before (posted below), it occurs to me that Sun/SI may not have any idea whats going on here. This could all be the result of an overzealous paralegal just trying to make-work. There are likely geeks at Sun/SI who use and enjoy Sparkfun products. One well placed call to the right guy at Sun/SI could solve the whole thing. They could reach a $0 "settlement" where Sun/SI protects their mark by "taking action", and Sparkfun gets to go on and conduct business as usual.
On the other hand, as I said, if Sun/SI really wants that name, there is likely little Sparkfun can do to stop them taking it.
Edit: Fujitsu is also connected to SI as a founding member.
That Sun/SI may not be behind it is B.S. and not an excuse. The law firm represents the person/corporation paying them. If SPARC doesn't want these sent out, they would tell the law firm or fire them and hire a new one.
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Having been through this before (posted below), it occurs to me that Sun/SI may not have any idea whats going on here. This could all be the result of an overzealous paralegal just trying to make-work. There are likely geeks at Sun/SI who use and enjoy Sparkfun products. One well placed call to the right guy at Sun/SI could solve the whole thing. They could reach a $0 "settlement" where Sun/SI protects their mark by "taking action", and Sparkfun gets to go on and conduct business as usual.
On the other hand, as I said, if Sun/SI really wants that name, there is likely little Sparkfun can do to stop them taking it.
Edit: Fujitsu is also connected to SI as a founding member.
That Sun/SI may not be behind it is B.S. and not an excuse. The law firm represents the person/corporation paying them. If SPARC doesn't want these sent out, they would tell the law firm or fire them and hire a new one.