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Google knows what they're doing. Being a private enterprise, they can block you from "buying" the competence name (TM) to put your own product. Just try to buy
by otherme123 7y ago
Google knows what they're doing. Being a private enterprise, they can block you from "buying" the competence name (TM) to put your own product.
Just try to buy "Google" term to advertise your business (let's say you are Dropbox and want to buy "Google" and "Drive")... Yeah, they had it blocked. But you can buy "one drive", which is unfair albeit legal. It's not as the terms in dispute were "project", "management", "time", "team". It's the brand name, which incidentally in the case of Basecamp has zero relation with what they're selling.
If Google wanted a fair play they would come with something akin to the Trade Mark laws built in house.
- jayalpha 7y ago"If Google wanted a fair play they would come with something akin to the Trade Mark laws built in house." Said by someone who has no idea about trademarks. Trademark. For what class? For what country? Most trademarks have only a few classes. So you may be allowed to sell stuff because trademark XYZ only covers shoes. You can't sell computers with "Apple" brand but nobody can forbid you to sell apple (to eat). Who owns a brand? Budweiser beer is owned by Budweiser USA but they don't have the trademark in most European countries. This would get extraordinary complex very quickly.