CrowdStrike representatives issue trademark infringement notice to ClownStrike

Post by tamimio » Fri, Aug 02, 2024, 12:55 AM UTC

arp242 wrote: post #145

tamimio wrote: post #136

Where’s the infringement when the name doesn’t even match?! “Crowdstrike” vs “Clownstrike”? Or is it illegal now to rhyme words? After what happened, that company should be dismantled for good.

> is it illegal now to rhyme words Trademarks have always applied anything that could reasonably be confused with it. So yes, it is illegal to rhyme trademarks. But trademarks has also long since allowed for parody and other usage that doesn't harm the trademark owner. That's why it's a nonsense request, not because of the rhyming.

Post by InvaderFizz » Fri, Aug 02, 2024, 1:02 AM UTC

arp242 wrote: post #134

new299 wrote: post #10

I wonder to what extent companies consider the reputational damage these kinds of enforcement actions cause. I recently came across this when googling for information on a small Biotech startup: https://udrp.adr.eu/decisions/detail?id=65fab3e46fc02956a010... Will probably be the first thing I remember when I hear their name.

He was even willing to sell it for €5,000. If they had just paid that relatively small sum instead of getting all triggered that someone might ask money they would have had the domain. Hilarious. Good on this Christian fella for winning. What a bunch of idiots. This does bring up a question though; I've had arp242.net for a long time, and obviously that's not my actual name. Can some company register "arp242" as a tr…

Post by subpub47 » Fri, Aug 02, 2024, 1:03 AM UTC

bhartzer wrote: post #37

What I don't understand is why companies and brands like this just don't use NameBlock or a similar domain blocking service like GlobalBlock. They literally can block domain names that have their company name or brand in them from being registered (up to 500 variations of their domain). It's literally like $99/year to place a block. Saves a lot of the hassle of having to deal with parody and phishing sites and trying…

Post by _heimdall » Fri, Aug 02, 2024, 1:04 AM UTC

batch12 wrote: post #99

cj wrote: post #33

FWIW: CSC is a company that other companies hire to act on its behalf. It's very likely that the company you work for uses CSC as it's registered agent in the State of Delaware for administrative purposes (CSC doesn't really do anything other than exist on paper and file annual forms to satisfy legal and compliance requirements necessary for companies to exist in the US). I wasn't aware they file DMCA requests on beh…

Where they may have messed up is with the use of crowdstrike's branding. I've worked for a company that had a near 100% success rate with taking over domains that used their branding. Not just taking down the site, but taking ownership of the whole domain.

Post by kevincox » Fri, Aug 02, 2024, 1:04 AM UTC

arp242 wrote: post #145

tamimio wrote: post #136

Where’s the infringement when the name doesn’t even match?! “Crowdstrike” vs “Clownstrike”? Or is it illegal now to rhyme words? After what happened, that company should be dismantled for good.

> is it illegal now to rhyme words Trademarks have always applied anything that could reasonably be confused with it. So yes, it is illegal to rhyme trademarks. But trademarks has also long since allowed for parody and other usage that doesn't harm the trademark owner. That's why it's a nonsense request, not because of the rhyming.