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why? has ycombinator trademarked/registered hacker news?

• dec0dedab0de 8y ago
  I dont think there needs to be a trademark to not want to cause confusion. The majority of people in our field know that this is hacker news, sometimes they talk about it to someone who doesn't know. That new person finds "the hacker news" and thinks that their coworker is a 1337 hax0r.
• disconnected 8y ago
  According to this: https://www.ycombinator.com/legal/#trademarks https://www.ycombinator.com/legal/#trademarks Hacker News is trademarked.
• joombaga 8y ago
  No; at least not in the United States.
• tzs 8y ago
  Yes/no (in the United States). In other words, they claim a common law trademark on it [1], but they have not registered it with the USPTO. This means they probably have some trademark protection, at least in some states, but not nearly as much as if they had a registered mark. For example, they might be able to get an injunction against a similar user in some states, but probably not damages or attorney fees. With a registered mark, they would be able to go for damages and attorney fees. [1] See reply to you from 'disconnected' for link to claim.
  • kkarakk 8y ago
    thanks for your response, i don't know why i was downvoted.