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That’s bizarre. Lots of countries have postal services. Does USPS think they have a monopoly on the concept of delivering mail?
by spacehome 8y ago
That’s bizarre. Lots of countries have postal services. Does USPS think they have a monopoly on the concept of delivering mail?
- girvo 8y agoThe settlement was The Postal Service playing a small concert for USPS employees, so the end result was kind of cute :)
- monocasa 8y ago> Does USPS think they have a monopoly on the concept of delivering mail? Under the name "The Postal Service" and within US borders? Yes, they do think that, and their trademark would agree with them.
- paulie_a 8y agoYes they legally have a monopoly mail service. You cannot compete against them. Package delivery services like ups or FedEx are a different type of service and distinctly defined. But mail carrier is exclusive to USPS.
- TheCoelacanth 8y agoTrademarks are inherently geographically limited. They apply in regions where the trademark holder does business under that name, not over the whole world. The bizarre part is trying to apply their trademark to an area of business that is not related to what USPS does. USPS does not play music gigs. There would be no danger of someone confusing USPS with a band. Trademarks are also limited to the line of business that the trademark holder operates in. This is why Apple Computers and Apple Records (the record label for the Beatles) were able to operate without trademark conflicts for decades until Apple Computers started getting involved with music and then needed to come to an arrangement with Apple Records.
- monocasa 8y agoApple computer and Apple records early on had a trademark spat, and subsequent settlement. The reason why the Beatles took so long to show up on iTunes was related to the fallout of breaking that agreement. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Corps_v_Apple_Computer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Corps_v_Apple_Computer