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Except rip offs happen regularly still with little intervention, and giant corps use trademarks frivolously even when they know it's wrong, because they have de
by survirtual 3y ago
Except rip offs happen regularly still with little intervention, and giant corps use trademarks frivolously even when they know it's wrong, because they have deeper pockets and can litigate small companies out of business regardless of the merit of claims.
How anyone can own the likeness of a fruit that has existed for millions of years is beyond my understanding.
"Google" -- an invented word that did not exist prior to its conception forma company -- makes sense to protect. "Apple" does not. When you make a company name after a FRUIT, you should take on the risk associated with a public domain likeness and an inability to own it. Anything else is absurd.
- ben_w 3y ago> Except rip offs happen regularly still with little intervention As with spam, what you see is what gets past the filter; the actual attempted rate is much higher, and gets goods seized at customs when C&Ds aren't enough. As for "this is ridiculous": yes, that's why Apple lost the case it's here appealing. But Apple also used to regularly lose to the other Apple Corp. because trademarks are separated by domain and the music company wanted to make sure the computer company never did music. Eventually they paid a lot of money and agreed to stop fighting. https://youtu.be/kAG39jKi0lI https://youtu.be/kAG39jKi0lI