Reverse-Streisand: my takeaway from this trademark spat on HN is that if I ever buy a multimeter, it'll be a Fluke. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7428799
@evanphx if that color scheme really is strongly associated with the brand (I don't know either way firsthand), it seems sensible to me.
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@evanphx trademarks can certainly be abused but fundamentally they seem like a good consumer protection measure. Like banning typosquatting. -
@avibryant Sure, but it's the degree that the banning goes that is important. Should google be able to ban http://doogle.com ?
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@avibryant it totally is — and this sort of thing is why I'm glad they're enforcing: http://www.aliexpress.com/item/FUKE-DT9205-Digital-Multimeter-can-measure-AC-and-DC-current-voltage-sensing-resistor-capacitance-meter-free/1441956802.html … (seen in-person in Shanghai too) -
@starsandrobots thanks, I was hoping you'd be able to confirm. /cc@evanphx
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