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The trademark wasn't filled until February 2010. http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4003:5ar557.2.1 http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&sta

• adamt 14y ago
  I am not a lawyer but have been involved in various trademark registrations and disputes. The trademark is for the concatenation 'whoshere'. Given that both are common words obvious to the topic I would have thought the interpretation would be very narrow and 'who's near me' is suitably different. I certainly don't think you should give in to their somewhat extortionate demands.
  • ajross 14y ago
    Even given a very narrow interpretation, "here" and "near me" are basically synonyms. And as I understand it the apps are very equivalent too, they're selling the same product under a near-identical name. "Red" and "Hat" are common words too, but you'd never get away with trying to sell a linux distro named "Red Cap".
    • fla 14y ago
      You'd never get away with trying to sell a linux distro, anyway :)