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What's the point here? Why should I care if more than one developer uncreatively names their apps after the same commonplace thing?
I hope daringfireball posts are on the list of things that drop off the front page quickly.
I'm having a really hard time understanding the sense of entitlement and indignation carried in these name gripes. Personally, I tend to think of names as a fraction of what makes up an idea multiplier [0]. 0: http://sivers.org/multiply
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I doubt that Misoft has sufficient resources to "lawyer up". That right is reserved to big companies with lots of money. Like Facebook.
Right. Remember all the drama and moralizing when Apple and Cisco sorted out the right to the name "iPhone?" Me neither. All this litigation via social media is happening exactly because these are small companies that don't have the resources to litigate via the courts.
No, it's because they want free publicity for their application. Someone with a history of not wanting to work with people to settle trademark issues (see smm2000's post) isn't doing it on principle. Trademark law is nowhere as time-consuming or unapproachable as you make it out to be.
More to this story http://figure53.com/notes/2014-02-04-david-and-goliath/ 53 looks more and more like a jerk here
So, they make a claim i'm having trouble substantiating (but may or may not be true, of course :P). They state the PTO has a problem with fiftythree's mark, but actually, the PTO approved it for publication (yes, after some discussion). It was published for opposition (IE the PTO approved it) A request for extension of time to oppose has been filed. But it hasn't been "refused", or else it would not have issued to th…
http://tsdr.uspto.gov/documentviewer?caseId=sn85622695&docId...
More to this story http://figure53.com/notes/2014-02-04-david-and-goliath/ 53 looks more and more like a jerk here
So, they make a claim i'm having trouble substantiating (but may or may not be true, of course :P). They state the PTO has a problem with fiftythree's mark, but actually, the PTO approved it for publication (yes, after some discussion). It was published for opposition (IE the PTO approved it) A request for extension of time to oppose has been filed. But it hasn't been "refused", or else it would not have issued to th…
"Computer hardware design; computer software design for use in graphics, namely, software for use in writing on smart phones and tablets with either a stylus or a finger; technical support services, namely, troubleshooting of computer software problems; updating and maintenance of computer software"
But in fact:
"Computer graphics software; computer hardware and computer programs for the integration of text, audio, graphics, still images and moving pictures into an interactive delivery for multimedia applications; computer software to enhance the audio-visual capabilities of multimedia applications, namely, for the integration of text, audio, graphics, still images, and moving pictures."
FiftyThree just posted this on Twitter: .@daringfireball please don’t take the bait. Paper by miSoft V1 was launched Sep 20th 2012, 5 month after us. https://twitter.com/FiftyThree/status/430845528805756928
Wasn't their point that they registered the name Paper with Apple before anyone else? You can register an app name and have it held for a couple months I think before actually launching.
FiftyThree just posted this on Twitter: .@daringfireball please don’t take the bait. Paper by miSoft V1 was launched Sep 20th 2012, 5 month after us. https://twitter.com/FiftyThree/status/430845528805756928
Well that was my theory until one of the biggest celebrities on earth created a semi similar app and used our trademark. We tried to defend it but they didn't have any respect for our work and started to lawyer up. We had to back down!
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I doubt that Misoft has sufficient resources to "lawyer up". That right is reserved to big companies with lots of money. Like Facebook.
Right. Remember all the drama and moralizing when Apple and Cisco sorted out the right to the name "iPhone?" Me neither. All this litigation via social media is happening exactly because these are small companies that don't have the resources to litigate via the courts.