[Raz0rblade]

Python is from 1980 first public release 1998 So to a judge ask them the meaning of prior art. One cannt copyright what allready exists in the public domain, even if it was not copyrighted. You only need to proof you where earlier.

Reminds me of apple-samsung and phone shapes, and then someone found an old startrek movie allready showing such devices.

[pilgrim689]

The judge would tell you that "prior art" is irrelevant here. This isn't about patents or copyrights. They are filing for a trademark...

[pbhjpbhj]

They've got the terminology wrong but _prior_use_ of the mark "python" in relation to software is indeed relevant.