Sorry that the links to USPTO don't work, but the TLDR is there are dozens of "KIK"s that have nothing to do with the kik messaging product
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@ag_dubs@wycats@mitsuhiko That is the essence of trademark protection! Guarding against consumer confusion. Perfectly legit. -
@dhh@ag_dubs@mitsuhiko it depends on the scope of the venue and the trademark. -
@dhh@ag_dubs@mitsuhiko my original question stands: does realmac get to take away the ember package? -
@wycats you should consult a lawyer. Sadly these issues often come down to who pays more for lawyer fees -
@cdiddy42 we have a valid, enforced and up to date TM. the point is "Ember" is not a global name. Not how TM works. -
@cdiddy42 worried about whether npm realizes that.
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@wycats@mitsuhiko Did not. Making a comment on why you'd fold when faced with a legit trademark case rather than lose expensive trial. -
@dhh@wycats@mitsuhiko i'd also consult a lawyer before proceeding in either direction -
@jbogard@wycats@mitsuhiko All that being said, surely this all could have been handled better. But choosing to side with legit TM isn't it -
@dhh@jbogard@mitsuhiko there are multiple kiks that make software that have legal and active tm -
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@mitsuhiko@dhh@jbogard no it just indicates that trademark doesn't entitle you to global ownership over three letter. Just scoped.
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@wycats@dhh@mitsuhiko I think they seem to have a policy similar to Twitters - i.e. sometimes they do transfers because it makes sense.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@wycats@dhh@mitsuhiko 1) was a bit surprised that reasoning was users would expect `npm install kik` to be related to Kik messenger -
@wycats@dhh@mitsuhiko 2) suddenly a troll appears https://www.npmjs.com/package/uber
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