Comments on: Google Sued For Trademark Infrigement Over Android http://www.thedomains.com/2009/05/05/google-sued-for-trademark-infrigement-over-android/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:22:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Drew http://www.thedomains.com/2009/05/05/google-sued-for-trademark-infrigement-over-android/comment-page-1/#comment-14136 Drew Wed, 06 May 2009 03:57:01 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=3279#comment-14136 Ah DS. Let he who is without sin.... Swapnames.com "Domain Fest" Cough. Hack. Do I get a prize for Pot Kettle? Ah DS.

Let he who is without sin….

Swapnames.com

“Domain Fest”

Cough. Hack.

Do I get a prize for Pot Kettle?

]]> By: DS http://www.thedomains.com/2009/05/05/google-sued-for-trademark-infrigement-over-android/comment-page-1/#comment-14130 DS Tue, 05 May 2009 17:17:29 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=3279#comment-14130 This is essentially a case in point against U.S. trademark laws. It usually goes the other way around, with big companies suing little guys to keep their pseudo "brand name" in tact. But we all know it is to fear monger the masses from competing. You can trademark basically anything, and people are starting businesses creating just trademarks to create future lawsuits against bigger companies. When you don't actually have a service, but said hey I thought of that name first. It is sort of just plain stupid. Asprin used to be a trademark, but then turned in to a generic term that other TM holders use on their bottles of pain relievers. It is one thing to say "Hey stop using my name." But it is another to sue for $2 million as if you feel that you would have made that much cash, or hurt your feelings that bad. It's simply just phishing for money, and all monetary threats should be outlawed in the direct interests of TM disputes. This is essentially a case in point against U.S. trademark laws. It usually goes the other way around, with big companies suing little guys to keep their pseudo “brand name” in tact. But we all know it is to fear monger the masses from competing. You can trademark basically anything, and people are starting businesses creating just trademarks to create future lawsuits against bigger companies.

When you don’t actually have a service, but said hey I thought of that name first. It is sort of just plain stupid. Asprin used to be a trademark, but then turned in to a generic term that other TM holders use on their bottles of pain relievers.

It is one thing to say “Hey stop using my name.” But it is another to sue for $2 million as if you feel that you would have made that much cash, or hurt your feelings that bad. It’s simply just phishing for money, and all monetary threats should be outlawed in the direct interests of TM disputes.

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