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Commentators have remarked that the Doodle patent is proof that the US patent system has gone crazy.
I'm not convinced that Google need to trademark/patent Google Doodle - I think it's something that most folks associate with them anyway, and any rival doing it is going to be seen as a pale copy at best.
Hmm, I agree that Apple shouldn't be allowed to trademark the term - after all there's other apps (Symbian programs - I seem to remember - carried the .app suffix) so a vend point for these is - by definition - an "App Store".Quote:
Apple is currently trying to patent the term App Store, while rivals are busy trying to stop it.
Nope, if Apple want a trademarkable term then pick something else - how about "Apple Software Store" - although that's got an unfortunate abbreviation. Or just slot in the word iTunes - so "iTunes App Store".
Or, and they can have this one for free - how about "@iTunes". After all, it's short, punchy, trademarkable, and describes where the damned store is. ;)
ITM wouldn't worry about Apple, they're iTMn the process of trademarkiTMng the letter "i"TM.
Quite simply the Patent system has totally and utterly exceeded it's original intent, and is now simply a way for companies to make money by suing other companies who trying to compete. It's ironic that in one of the most capitalistic nations in the world they've implimented an idea that's so against the concept of competition.
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Originally Posted by snootyjim
Does this mean that we need to run out and slap an LGPL on the other vowels then ...?
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Originally Posted by snootyjim
There was a rumour a while back about a bunch of students in Australia, i believe, that tried to get the sole rights to a high range of frequencies (worldwide) that noone ever used. It almost got through when someone noticed that it was the colour Orange.
mebbe a snopes thing, not sure, but funny all the same