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In many, if not most, cases yes. This isn't like the normal patent troll nonsense. This is to avoid confusion in the marketplace. Consumers expect a certain le
by danielrpa 6y ago
In many, if not most, cases yes.
This isn't like the normal patent troll nonsense. This is to avoid confusion in the marketplace. Consumers expect a certain level of quality and assume a certain origin when seeing particular words in a product name or brand.
If someone sells an electric car under the "Teslan" brand, consumers could think it comes from Tesla - not only Tesla wouldn't be too happy, but the consumer could be in for a nasty surprise when they realize that the car doesn't meet the expectations they had for a Tesla car. Same for WhateverDroid and Google.
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- cookiengineer 6y agoYour example of Tesla vs Teslan makes sense. But if you do this comparison of similarity, be truthful with the initial argument here. "Orpheus" is longer than "droid" and is certainly longer than "an". What's next? Forbidding streichholzschachtelfabrikdroid? Due to similarity? C'mon, that's nonsense. And no, you cannot have rights on the word "droid". Otherwise, lukasarts and the star trek film makers would have sued the shit out of google by now.
- jamiek88 6y agoLucas film license ‘droid’ to Verizon.
- Aeolun 6y agoYou cannot reasonably believe that Orpheusdroid and Android are the same thing. Tesla and teslan are a bad equivalent. Tesla and Orpheusla is closer. Just because they end the same way it’s not the same thing.
- smichel17 6y agoOr, Teslan vs Un-droid
- danielrpa 6y agoI disagree. Do you think of "Tesla" when you read "Orpheusla"? Now compare Android with Orpheusdroid.
- rndgermandude 6y ago"think of" is not the same as "confused with". Is there a chance that somebody will think of a "airpod" when they hear "tide pod"? Sure Is there a chance that a reasonable person will insert a tide pod into their ear because they confused the name with "airpod". No Is there a chance that a reasonable person will by accident buy "tide pods" instead of "airpods"? Only if they act negligent I'd argue that a reasonable person is extremely unlikely to confuse "Google Android" with "Orpheusdroid" or "F-Droid" or "hydroid" for that matter
- Ensorceled 6y agoI am certainly not confused in either case. I know for certain that they are 4 different companies.