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I find myself playing devil's advocate against all the hate being slung at SEOMoz in these comments. Coming at this dispute from an impartial viewpoint (never h
by gklitt 13y ago
I find myself playing devil's advocate against all the hate being slung at SEOMoz in these comments. Coming at this dispute from an impartial viewpoint (never heard of either of these companies before this story), it sounds like it could potentially be a valid case of trademark protection. The two companies sound like they're in a similar industry, and the names are undeniably similar.
I'm not that familiar with the specifics of trademark law, so I don't know what the legally appropriate outcome is. But after seeing some of the comments from SEOMoz employees, I would be interested in reading a full response post explaining their side of the story.
- macspoofing 13y agoThe reality is that Moz does seem to have a case. Both companies are in the same industry, probably targeting the same clients. At the very least, it is a grey area.
- notatoad 13y agoIf anything, Doz has a case against Moz. Up until a couple of days ago, Moz wasn't Moz, they were SEOMoz, which is really very different from Doz. now they've changed their name and they're sending C&D letters to existing companies who have similar names to what they changed to? If they didn't want to be confused with Doz, they shouldn't have changed their name to Moz.