Assholes. This is clearly not infringing, because they are quite different. If this goes through, we will have the copyright wars on letters, where one company blocks all others.
Will have? Frivolous patent-trolling has been a thing for a long time. It’s a massive waste of public resources.
Trademarks are very different from patents. They are the one form of IP that basically everyone should be okay with. Unlike copyright and patents, they are more about consumer protection than about control.
Eh, not really an important distinction in this context but sure
It absolutely is an important distinction when you’re saying “stuff like this happens a lot” with reference to patent-trolling, but there’s no such thing as “Trademark-trolling”
Just because there isn’t a common term for it doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.
Next up: Apple sues orchards for producing fruit shaped like their logo.
Not as bad but there is this https://www.popsci.com/technology/apple-swiss-trademark/ I guess Apple wants to own the apple fruit image.
Apple is actually infamous for doing exactly that kind of patent-trolling.
It’s actually Apple records sues computer company for stealing their name.
Can take two go fuck themselves for once man
I hope they both go down when Team Rocket hears about this
Aren’t they working together on the Max Payne remake?
How does this shit get to court when they are literally partners in something?!
The answer is greed.
“Greed” doesn’t explain why a company that’s actively collaborating with another company in the pursuit of money is fucking with that collaboration.
“You can’t use that R! That’s OUR R!”
What an idiotic reson.
Are they going to go after Rackspace Hosting next? After all, that’s another technology company that uses an R logo. Or do they get a pass because it’s a lower case R. Didn’t know if Take-Two had a monopoly on all R logos or just capital ones.
It doesn’t even look the same at all! do they really think they own the letter R?
The battle of the Rs
In both meanings of the letter.
