permaculture

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Just to let you know...

It was brought to my attention today that XAF Pty Ltd (trustee company 
for The Permaculture Institute), applicants Bill mollison & Lisa Mollison 
lodged applications to trade mark the following:

Trade Mark 877106
PERMACULTURE DESIGN COURSE
lodged 28 May 2001

and

Trade Mark 877449
PERMACULTURE DESIGN
lodged 30 May 2001

In light of the changes in Pc Institute's policies over the past year 
this is somewhat disconcerting as the only people who would receive 
permission to use these words would be those personally approved by Lisa 
and Bill.
This is a far cry from the long-held policy of the institute that all PDC 
holders have the right to teach & design and use the word Permaculture in 
their work.
There is opportunity to lodge objections but I do not know when the 
deadline is.
The application is for Australia - it may be worth checking if a similar 
application has been lodged elsewhere e.g. USA

regards
Robyn Francis

Djanbung Gardens Permaculture Education Centre
home to: 
Permaculture Education
ERDA Institute Trust
Nimbin Eco-Village Project Office
Robyn Francis - permaculture designer & educator
PO Box 379, Nimbin NSW 2480 Australia
Ph 02-6689 1755 Fax 02-6689 1225
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