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I think you misread my tone... I was not answering the OP, I was asking a general question to the rest of HN. All I asked for was validation or non-validation
by mikeknoop 16y ago
I think you misread my tone... I was not answering the OP, I was asking a general question to the rest of HN.
All I asked for was validation or non-validation on the method I mentioned. Is it true or not?
- jschuur 16y agoIn that case, I will concede you might not be a dick ;) I'm sure they'd look at trademark filing dates, just like prior art is a factor in patent applications. If this approach were possible, I bet someone would have already tried it, and that hole plugged.
- nostromo 16y agoActually, that seems to be just what Groupon did. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1547943 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1547943