Isn't that the same one where a record label named "Apple" don't sell computers, so long as a computer company of the same name doesn't sell music?
...especially not music by the band who created the aforementioned record label. On 17 August 2011 19:21, Reinier Zwitserloot <[email protected]> wrote: > Yah, this is obviously a trademark lawsuit. I know the patent system is > nuts, but patenting "A system and method for appellation of entertainment > software by utilizing paper synonyms" is probably not going to fly... yet. I > checked, and it is indeed a trademark lawsuit. You know, that's the thing > where I can't start "Mike Rowe Soft" even if that's my name, because > microsoft has trademarked "Microsoft". That one is more or less fair, though > if I start a fruit company named "Apples and Pears", the guys in cupertino > probably won't bother. Part of trademarking infringement requires there to > be an obvious way for 2 products / brands to be confused, so starting a > computer company with 'apple' in the name won't fly, but starting a fruit > company is fine. > > In this case, confusion based on name alone is somewhat unlikely ("The > Elder Scrolls" vs. "Scrolls", with "Scrolls" being a fairly common > dictionary word), but they are in the exact same category: Computer Game. > Bethesda stands a chance to win this case, though that's of course separate > from them being dicks enough to litigate against an indie developer over it. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/javaposse/-/99rYZyqRPJEJ. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > -- Kevin Wright mail: [email protected] gtalk / msn : [email protected] quora: http://www.quora.com/Kevin-Wright google+: http://gplus.to/thecoda <[email protected]> twitter: @thecoda vibe / skype: kev.lee.wright steam: kev_lee_wright "My point today is that, if we wish to count lines of code, we should not regard them as "lines produced" but as "lines spent": the current conventional wisdom is so foolish as to book that count on the wrong side of the ledger" ~ Dijkstra -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
