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It's a very common word. Why should one company be allowed to appropriate it?
by g15jv2dp 2y ago
It's a very common word. Why should one company be allowed to appropriate it?
- badlibrarian 2y agoThe dozen entries at the US trademark office may offer guidance.
- DaSHacka 2y agoIronically, the mere fact alone that there are so many different entries for one word offers its own form of guidance.
- yjftsjthsd-h 2y agoMy non-lawyer understanding is that trademarks are pretty narrowly scoped; a database company and a Linux distro seem unlikely to be confused. So this is an excellent point, but maybe not the way you meant.
- badlibrarian 2y agoTrademarks are monitored by prepaid, cocksure corporate attorneys who generate expensive-to-respond-to paper ultimately subject to the whims of judges and juries. It's often best to avoid a crowded space. Coconut and Swimwear/pajama vendors? Sure. Multi-billion dollar SaaS that hosts conferences? Maybe don't give them a reason to notice you.
- otabdeveloper4 2y ago> US trademark office Good suggestion, I'll get right on it after the Chinese, Indian and German office.
- badlibrarian 2y agoYup, that's how it works... for obvious reasons.
- g15jv2dp 2y agoThe existence of a dozen entries for that word reinforces my point...