GoKawiilBlog post revisits 1989 Autodesk 'cyberspace' trademark dispute with William Gibson
A firsthand account from a former Autodesk Research Lab engineer recounts how Autodesk sought to register the trademark 'cyberspace' in 1989 for its early virtual reality work, prompting objections from author William Gibson, who coined the term in Neuromancer. The author recalls writing Gibson a letter, receiving a reply from Gibson's lawyers that Autodesk apparently ignored, and Timothy Leary allegedly spreading a related rumor about the dispute.