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IANAL but the idea of trademarks is to avoid consumer confusion. I don't think there's much consumer confusion between the name of a SoC and a startup offering
by joshmn 7y ago
IANAL but the idea of trademarks is to avoid consumer confusion. I don't think there's much consumer confusion between the name of a SoC and a startup offering to manage your calendar. They're in completely different industries.
Now if you were Dell coming out with a Zynq line, that would be a different story.
- CamperBob2 7y agoI don't know. Given what FPGAs are commonly used for -- i.e., I/O -- using a .io domain for this seems potentially confusing/contentious. Lawyers are as hungry these days as anyone else. They need to pick a new name, or at least a new domain name. It's a terrible name for SEO, if for no other reason.
- jack12 7y agoSeems like there's a bit of room for confusion in the stuff surrounding the two. Would you guess "PYNQ - Python Productivity for ZYNQ" is a set of python bindings for this Zynq's API or for the FPGA? Especially seems like it could be related to this startup with its site being at pynq.io, at least until you see the photos of the pink PCBs :)
- user5994461 7y agoThey're both tech companies selling software solutions. It's quite similar. If I were Xilinx and reading this thread. I'd be preparing the lawyers already. Just my two cents.
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- FPGAhacker 7y agoMy first thought was Xilinx. I'll live.