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But why would it? If I call it "HuevoCheats" would it violate some US company's trademark called "Huevo" when Huevo is a valid word in Spanish?
by xtracto 6y ago
But why would it? If I call it "HuevoCheats" would it violate some US company's trademark called "Huevo" when Huevo is a valid word in Spanish?
- Jaxkr 6y agoWhether or not a word appears in a dictionary has no bearing on its enforceability as a trademark. Ultimately it’s up to the courts to decide. If your app could reasonably be confused for an official product of “Huevo” corp, it would constitute trademark infringement.
- Retric 6y agoIt’s very unlikely for anyone in the marketplace to believe “UberCheats” is made by Uber or cause confusion in the marketplace. As such they are unlikely to win a court case, a Google internal process on the other hand is another story.
- chrismcb 6y agoIf someone has a trademark, in software, for the word huevo... Then possibly. Microsoft had trademarks on the word "word" as well as "windows" In this case though, the suit is winnable as i think you can prove no one is confused between UberEats and Uber heats. But honestly it isn't worth the hassle. The best solution is to change the name.
- unishark 6y agoIf you literally sell huevos as your business there may be a problem. Otherwise, as the other poster says, it's just about avoiding confusion. There can be Bob's Hardware and Bob's Grocery store as separate trademarks.