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CrowdStrike representatives issue trademark infringement notice to ClownStrike

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Re: CrowdStrike representatives issue trademark infringement notice to ClownStrike

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Post by kurthr »

Well, if you don't protect your trademark?

It was how most people at M$ were referring to them last week.

edit: OMG, I thought it would be obvious I'm kidding. I guess garbage HN comments win garbage HN prizes.

Maybe there will be a supreme court ruling that George Kurtz has to wear a clown nose due to the Krusty precedent?

Re: CrowdStrike representatives issue trademark infringement notice to ClownStrike

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Post by Avicebron »

jsheard wrote: post #5

CrowdStrike/CSC has owned at least clownstrike.com and clownstrike.net since 2012, but they weren't on the ball with those new TLDs it seems.

I get it, staying on the ball in fast-changing dynamic environments can be tough, good thing they don't run an EDR

Re: CrowdStrike representatives issue trademark infringement notice to ClownStrike

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Post by new299 »

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.

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