Zynga wants me to change the name of my product
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Re: Zynga wants me to change the name of my product
#2It'll never make it to court. Simply a scare letter. Safe to throw it in the trash and forget about it.
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#3It'll never make it to court. Simply a scare letter. Safe to throw it in the trash and forget about it.
Their attorneys did draft the letter. I'm not sure how serious they actually are in this case. They're claiming that we dilute their family of marks.
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#4Whether or not the charge holds any water, it isn't any surprise that they would come after the author. "xWithFriends" is something Zynga/Whoever Zynga Acquired came up with, and chances are if ScrabbleWithFriends didn't exist/wasn't extremely popular, the author would have chose a different name for his app.
This is no different to me than Facebook and Apple having a hissy fit over the "*book" and "i[A-Z][a-z]+ terms". I don't think its any stretch of the imagination that someone might associate "CupidWithFriends" with Zynga or any of the related apps.
Just think of the shitstorm that would happen if Google were to name their self driving car the "iCar." Whether or not Google could say "well its not consumer electronics, its an automobile." doesn't change the fact that most people would initially believe that is was Apple's car, not Google's.
Re: Zynga wants me to change the name of my product
#5This isn't a matter of who is right but who wants to spend more money on lawyers. Which you have to do if you decide not oblige.
Been there. Done that.
If its not too much hassle just change the name.
You could also wait and see if they pursue it farther before doing anything. But companies with lawyers don't have much to lose when it comes to going after little guys.
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#8CupidWithMates, for those Aussies and Kiwis among us.
Re: Zynga wants me to change the name of my product
#9It'll never make it to court. Simply a scare letter. Safe to throw it in the trash and forget about it.
Their attorneys did draft the letter. I'm not sure how serious they actually are in this case. They're claiming that we dilute their family of marks.
You should take this seriously and talk to a lawyer about this.
Re: Zynga wants me to change the name of my product
#10It'll never make it to court. Simply a scare letter. Safe to throw it in the trash and forget about it.
That's a fairly cavalier attitude to a mater that can get very costly. Scare letter or not, this is definitely a case where you better err on the side of caution.