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(no snark intended) Are you aware of, or did you consider the historical context behind this name? (the operating system, NeXTSTEP)

• tobr 7y ago
  My first thought too. Wouldn’t Apple still own a trademark of some kind for this word?
  • fredoralive 7y ago
    Yep… https://www.apple.com/legal/intellectual-property/trademark/nexttmlist.html https://www.apple.com/legal/intellectual-property/trademark/...
    • rvz 7y ago
      And it does include the actual 'NextStep' trademark with the OP's product name 'NextStep' which is the exact same style: > The absence of a product or service name or logo from this list does not constitute a waiver of NeXT’s trademark or other intellectual property rights concerning that name or logo. If I were the OP, I would think of another name than to pay Apple for usage of the trademark and have to place 'NextStep is a trademark of Apple Inc.' like how Apple is paying for iOS with Cisco owning the IOS trademark.
  • n8henry 7y ago
    "Next Step" is a common phrase. Multiple companies currently have a live trademark for "NextStep."