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Rosetta is a trademark and they might come after you if you managed to get this off ground. Just a word of warning...

• ErrantX 17y ago
  This was one of my first thoughts. Although the brand name is actually Rosetta Stone - so they might not be able to make it stick.
  • GiraffeNecktie 17y ago
    Actually doesn't matter if the names are not exactly the same (try opening a department store called "Waltmart") they can make it stick if they can convince a judge that someone else is trading off their reputation. That's not difficult to do if both entities are in similar businesses.
    • memetichazard 17y ago
      Does it matter that the trademark is based on something that precedes the company? I vaguely recall hearing that a trademark is hard to defend if it becomes part of the common language.
      • GiraffeNecktie 17y ago
        Yes it does have some bearing and I think it's reasonable to suggest that "rosetta" is part of the common language especially in the context of translation. I recall that Microsoft has had problems defending "Windows", even though it's a registered trademark. I'm not a lawyer, but my understanding is that the main consideration is whether someone could be seen as "passing off" their work under the name of a competitor. The courts won't allow me to exploit your reputation to sell my products.
• olalonde 17y ago
  That sucks but thanks for pointing out. I didn't know it was possible to trademark an Ancient Egyptian artifact :( I'll try to see if I really am infringing the trademark.
  • hcho 17y ago
    I wasn't aware that it was an Ancient Egyptian artifact. And the trademark was actually Rosatta Stone as errnatX stated. Nonetheless, if it reminds me another, possibly direct competitor of yours, it can't be a good think, can it?
• pasbesoin 17y ago
  "iSay"?