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Legitimate question, from someone who had just built an app (that will have a cost) that is a helper to Dropbox and has 'Dropbox' in the name. Where do you thi
by TomAnthony 5y ago
Legitimate question, from someone who had just built an app (that will have a cost) that is a helper to Dropbox and has 'Dropbox' in the name.
Where do you think the line is? There are several apps on the Mac app store that have 'Dropbox' in their name and are charged. Is the difference they they are all 'sidecar's that rely on you have Dropbox?
- kevin_thibedeau 5y agoWithout a license agreement they're all trademark violations. Pick a non-confusing unique name to save some trouble.
- jonny_eh 5y agoApparently Box is not confusing with Dropbox.
- papercrane 5y agoBox pre-dates Dropbox by a couple of years.
- slig 5y agoI wonder why they didn't go after a competitor named "Dropbox".
- rnotaro 5y agoSome negotiations probably happened behind the scenes. BOX, INC. v. DROPBOX, INC. | United States Patent and Trademark Office [1] [1] https://ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/v?pno=91200450&pty=OPP&eno=1 https://ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/v?pno=91200450&pty=OPP&eno...
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