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I could see them running into problems with the Telefónica owned phone company O2. The branding used by both is very similar as well as the name.
by Lio 12y ago
I could see them running into problems with the Telefónica owned phone company O2. The branding used by both is very similar as well as the name.
- fredley 12y agoYes, although Telefónica are selling O₂ to Hutchison Whampoa shortly: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-32043874 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-32043874
- fastball 12y agoDoubtful, as O2 is first and foremost a chemical compound and as such it seems hard to claim any trademark outside of very specific trade areas. Since this engine has no ties to the telecommunications industry, I highly doubt it will be a problem. In fact, they lost a court battle recently to Hutchinson 3G over a 'bubbles' trademark that O2 holds. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7450513.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7450513.stm The relevant portion of the trademark (https://inventively.com/search/trademarks/78618164 https://inventively.com/search/trademarks/78618164) is as follows: interactive entertainment services, namely, providing online electronic games services by means of any communications network;