Letter from Raspberry Pi Foundation over trademark use

Re:Letter from Raspberry Pi Foundation over trademark use by ben_w on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @06:10AM (#24835669)

As a boss once told me, trademark law requires you to be a litigious arsehole, and to act as soon as you become aware of the issue.

This may not seem friendly to you, but the default is a heartless C&D with the letterhead of a legal firm and starting something like “our client…”

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Re:Letter from Raspberry Pi Foundation over trademark use by pbhjpbhj on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @07:45AM (#24836229)

FWIW it's not true. You don't lose trademarks by letting others use them, you lose trademarks by not paying your renewal fees (or genericisation: but that's actually protected against by trademark use).

This is not legal advice; this is my personal view and in no way relates to my employment.

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Re:Letter from Raspberry Pi Foundation over trademark use by ben_w on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @08:41AM (#24836598)

Also not a lawyer, but it is either literally what that boss said or very close to what he said — he may have used a different expletive, but he didn’t seem to be a fan, and I have every reason to think he was sincere.

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Re:Letter from Raspberry Pi Foundation over trademark use by pbhjpbhj on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @12:21PM (#24839199)

It's an oft repeated myth/excuse. I guess it lets TM management firms rinse clients for larger management fees.

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