Editing LISTSERV (section)

== Trademark ==
LISTSERV was registered as a trademark with the [[U.S. Patent and Trademark Office]] in 1995, based on its use since 1986.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=registration&entry=2001258 | title=LISTSERV Trademark Registration at USPTO}}</ref>  It was registered with the Swedish Patent and Registration Office, [[Swedish Patent and Registration Office|PRV]], in 2001.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.prv.se/ | title=PRV, the Swedish Patent and Registration Office}}</ref> As such, in those jurisdictions, using the word "listserv" to describe a different product or as a generic term for any email-based mailing list of that kind is a trademark misuse. The standard generic terms are ''electronic mailing list'', [[Wiktionary:E-list|e-list]], or ''email list'' for the list itself, and ''email list manager'' or ''email list software'' for the software product that manages the list.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.lsoft.com/corporate/trademark.asp | title=LISTSERV trademark information}}</ref>  Nevertheless, the generic use of the term has been common at times.<ref name="spectrum">{{cite journal|last=Lambert|first=Greg|date=June 2009|title=Where Do Listservs Fit in a Social Media World?: The networking tool of the 90s is starting to show its age|journal=AALL Spectrum|pages=8,9,13|url=http://www.aallnet.org/main-menu/Publications/spectrum/Archives/Vol-13/pub_sp0906/pub-sp0906-listservs.pdf|volume=13|access-date=2019-01-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319151852/http://www.aallnet.org/main-menu/Publications/spectrum/Archives/Vol-13/pub_sp0906/pub-sp0906-listservs.pdf|archive-date=2012-03-19|url-status=dead}}</ref>