Talk:RUOK
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[edit] Edit revert
Checking with the US Patent and Trademark Organization, the name "RUOK?" (with question mark) has not yet been approved per application. "RUOK" (no question mark) is listed as a separate request that was abandoned in 2004. As information regarding the registration is available and officially posted on the US Patent website, this article citation will likewise be updated.
Article was expanded including more historical information. pgaz 10:09, 25 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Trademark Information
- Are You OK?® is a registered federal trademark owned by Bruce L. Johnson (Federal Registration Number 1581223 - February 6, 1990)
- RUOK? (with question mark) is a requested federal trademark registration by Bruce L. Johnson (IC 009. US 021 023 026 036 038. G & S: Computer programs for automatically dialing individuals to determine whether they are in need of assistance.) Filing Date: 2006-04-28 Application Serial Number: 78872300. "No final determination as to the registrability of the mark has been made" as of record 2006-12-25 03:30:36 ET. United States Patent and Trademark Office
- RUOK (no question mark) is listed separately by the United States Patent and Trademark Office and has a status of abandoned (December 28, 2004) Serial# 78539077.
pgaz 19:27, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Local Communities
The first line states this is used by many local communities. Where? This is an international encyclopaedia talking about something as local, as a reader I have no idea where this article is talking about. Can someone please add this information and remember that Wikipedia is no centric to any one country but is an international site. I think it's in the US but I'm not sure. Ben W Bell talk 14:30, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
- Local is used in the sense that RUOK services are commonly offered by city and sometimes county governments as opposed to by state or federal government level. As far as I am aware, these programs are offered throughout the U.S. and in Canada, although I have found one provider in the Netherlands as well. I amended this first paragraph to reflect this. A directory of U.S. communities providing this type of service is found in the Resources section. pgillman 15:08, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
