AMD Insider heeft het een en ander aan onderzoek gedaan naar de naam 'Athlon'. Het blijkt dat die naam al door een aantal bedrijven geregistreerd is:
Although this may not rule out the possibility infringement suit by another company (like the register mentioned), like the Register reported. Likewise, neither does it rule out AMD using the name Athlon or eventually trademarking that name. You would think, though, that if AMD was to use the name Athlon, they would have already begun the trademark process? On the contrary, how can you rule out the Austin 360 article which confirms the K7 is Athlon, the Register Article which says the K7 is definitely Athlon, and News.com's article on the Athlon name. And, what was the Athlon FAQ page doing on AMD's web server? JC has mirrored that page here.How about that other possible K7 name: Alereon? A trademark search shows no trace of any trademark for Alereon. Like the name Athlon, there is also some evidence Alereon might be the name. Although circumstantial, AMD has registered the domain name Alereon.com.
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