trademark tag
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Google Could Lose it's Trademark
Is Google a generic term like Kleenex, Dumpster and Realtor- unworthy of protection with a trademark symbol? The case is pending.Dr. Wikipedia tells us: A trademark is said to become genericized when it begins as a distinctive product identifier but changes in meaning to become...
Why Apple Dropped its App Store Name Fight With Amazon
In January 2011, I wrote about my belief that an app store is an app store and both the terms app and store are generic meaning together they become yet another generic term. Certainly the nuances of the legal system...
Whoops: Cisco Sued by Customer over Slogan
Tomorrow Starts Here is a pretty catchy slogan – so catchy that it’s the reason Cisco is being sued by its customer East Carolina University. In 2003 ECU was so happy with Cisco they allowed the networking leader to use...
China Patent Wars: Huawei Sues ZTE
Huawei today filed lawsuits in Germany, France, and Hungary against ZTE a fellow Chinese manufacturer of telecom equipment - with strength in 4G/LTE technology among others. The interesting point here is the company is being sued for patent and trademark...
Apple Sues Amazon over App Store Name
Apple, not content to sue Microsoft for using the term App Store is now going after Amazon citing potential confusion in the market. In reality though it is tough to see how App store is not a generic term and/or...
An App Store is an App Store
I generally agree with Microsoft that the term “app” is generic – meaning it is a general word used commonly and not associated with any company or brand. Certainly the term “killer app” has been around for decades so the...
Facebook Sues Faceporn
Facebook has sued porn site Faceporn claiming trademark infringement. Facebook has said Faceporn is diluting the company's brand and has stolen their ideas such as their logo, wall trademark and site layout. Faceporn for its part has taken their site...
Cisco Lost the iPhone Trademark
So it seems Cisco did not keep the trademark for the iPhone name. Why? No use. If you don’t produce a product with the named trademark you lose it. Makes sense right? Anyway it seems that Cisco may have tried...
