Coke accidentally created an ad for our app. What should we do?

Re:Coke accidentally created an ad for our app. What should ... by noduerme on Monday June 13, 2011 @06:52PM (#2651057)

"Finally, does anyone speak Arabic?" Lol. The CIA has been asking that for years.

In all seriousness, they probably didn't know they were doing it. If I were you I'd call a trademark/patent lawyer yesterday and see if you can register, given that you can show prior use. Coca-Cola is notorious as one of the absolute most-vicious companies on the planet when it comes to both registering and protecting their marks; there's a high probability they already registered Like-o-Meter, and will attack you as soon as they hear about yours.

This boost, on the whole, may not be a good thing; find a lawyer who's willing to assume an offensive posture if you want to hold onto your app. And good luck =)

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Re:Coke accidentally created an ad for our app. What should ... by MatthewCampbell on Monday June 13, 2011 @07:38PM (#2651174)

Thank you. Good thinking. Anyone know a good one in Boston?

Also, it turns out that the entire idea of their app was the same as ours. They had to be aware of us. Same name. Same app.

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Re:Coke accidentally created an ad for our app. What should ... by abbasmehdi on Tuesday June 14, 2011 @02:15AM (#2651981)

How can anyone threaten anything when you have prior art?

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Re:Coke accidentally created an ad for our app. What should ... by petervandijck on Thursday June 16, 2011 @07:52AM (#2660856)

Expensive laywers.

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Re:Coke accidentally created an ad for our app. What should ... by ra on Monday June 13, 2011 @07:16PM (#2651121)

Very good advice

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