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there was a similarly ridiculous set of trademark cases with a common usage word with the online retailer backcountry.com https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backcou

there was a similarly ridiculous set of trademark cases with a common usage word with the online retailer backcountry.com https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backcountry.com#Lawsuits https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backcountry.com#Lawsuits glad this dev is fighting and hope they win. i get the deal with trademark protection but seriously, this kind of shit is beyond inane.

zahrc 4y ago
It baffles me how screwed the system is. It’s an exaggeration, but you have to be genuinely afraid to found a company with Apple in their name. “Apple Farm” might get sued by Apple. There should be a better process that involves a neutral party reviewing the claim and do sanity check if everyday names and items are used, before it actually becomes a lawsuit. But instead we let the bullies win, because they have the money.
- viraptor 4y ago
  The judicial system is (supposed to be) that neutral party. You're trying to reinvent the judge/jury.
  - kashunstva 4y ago
    However, in lieu of neutralizing the massive financial disparities between parties, the judicial system as it exists today amplifies their effects.
failrate 4y ago
You can trademark a common word, but you are limited for the product categories in which you have a product in commerce. So, Apple Computers has no justification to pursue trademark claims for fruit farms. This story is notable, because it is an overreach by Monster Energy.
spacedcowboy 4y ago
And bluejeans - the ending of the 'our response' PDF is particularly satisfying https://www.bluejeanscable.com/legal/mcp/index.htm https://www.bluejeanscable.com/legal/mcp/index.htm Not quite as satisfying as Ian Hislop's letter to James Arkell (https://news.lettersofnote.com/p/arkell-v-pressdram https://news.lettersofnote.com/p/arkell-v-pressdram) but still good.

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there was a similarly ridiculous set of trademark cases with a common usage word with the online retailer backcountry.com https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backcou

by LesZedCB 4y ago

zahrc 4y ago
It baffles me how screwed the system is. It’s an exaggeration, but you have to be genuinely afraid to found a company with Apple in their name. “Apple Farm” might get sued by Apple. There should be a better process that involves a neutral party reviewing the claim and do sanity check if everyday names and items are used, before it actually becomes a lawsuit. But instead we let the bullies win, because they have the money.
- viraptor 4y ago
  The judicial system is (supposed to be) that neutral party. You're trying to reinvent the judge/jury.
  - kashunstva 4y ago
    However, in lieu of neutralizing the massive financial disparities between parties, the judicial system as it exists today amplifies their effects.
failrate 4y ago
You can trademark a common word, but you are limited for the product categories in which you have a product in commerce. So, Apple Computers has no justification to pursue trademark claims for fruit farms. This story is notable, because it is an overreach by Monster Energy.
spacedcowboy 4y ago
And bluejeans - the ending of the 'our response' PDF is particularly satisfying https://www.bluejeanscable.com/legal/mcp/index.htm https://www.bluejeanscable.com/legal/mcp/index.htm Not quite as satisfying as Ian Hislop's letter to James Arkell (https://news.lettersofnote.com/p/arkell-v-pressdram https://news.lettersofnote.com/p/arkell-v-pressdram) but still good.