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The authors better start thinking about the trademark infringement notice coming their way
by greenavocado 2y ago
The authors better start thinking about the trademark infringement notice coming their way
- allan_s 2y agosomething like kudo ?
- greenavocado 2y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41195332 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41195332
- gavindean90 2y agokudo seems to be in keeping with your comment. I am not sure what you are getting at.
- mango3355 2y ago[flagged]
- greenavocado 2y agoIt's far too similar.
- kkielhofner 2y agoNaming anything is hard and I don’t have better suggestions but when you’re doing something that’s already poking at something a big corp holds dearly hitting on trademark while you’re at it makes it really easy for them.
- greenavocado 2y agoYou can't have the CUDA substring in the name or anything a court would deem potentially confusing. Even if "CUDA" wasn't registered, using a similar name could be seen as an attempt to pass off the product as affiliated with or endorsed by NVIDIA. The similarity in names could be construed as an attempt to unfairly benefit from NVIDIA's reputation and market position. If the open-source project implements techniques or methods patented by NVIDIA for CUDA, it could face patent infringement claims. If CUDA is considered a famous mark, using a similar name could be seen as diluting its distinctiveness, even if the products aren't directly competing. If domain names similar to CUDA-related domains are registered for the project, this could potentially lead to domain dispute issues. It's a huge can of worms.
- Dalewyn 2y agoI wonder to what ends trademark protections reach. Firsthand example, both SpaceX and Subaru have services called Starlink. Subaru Starlink was first, but SpaceX Starlink is more famous. I've been confused and I've seen others be confused by the two.
- rockemsockem 2y agoThose are two totally different businesses and industries, so their trademarks dont clash
- Dalewyn 2y agoSubaru Starlink is a wireless communication network for Subaru cars, it lets the cars make phone calls to Subaru customer support and emergency services. I believe it's also how Subaru cars update their car navigation. It is a subscription service. SpaceX Starlink is a wireless communication network for internet service, including on-the-road service. It is a subscription service. You tell me this doesn't confuse people who aren't privy to the technical details.
- cj 2y agoA trademark is scoped to a specific industry / application. Starlink for internet is unlikely to be confused with STARLINK for Subaru car safety systems. (Perhaps the all caps also helps if they were sued) Trademark applications are scoped so that you can’t monopolize a name, you only own the name within the industry you operate in. For example, there’s a real estate investment fund named Apple and even trades with stock ticker APLE.
- actionfromafar 2y agoIt would make total sense for STARLINK to use satellites to call for help.
- tbrownaw 2y ago> A trademark is scoped to a specific industry / application. Or at least it's supposed to be. https://www.sportskeeda.com/wwe/wwf https://www.sportskeeda.com/wwe/wwf
- jahewson 2y agoName it “Barra”.