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Re:Show HN: Focal, a Pomodoro App by alwillis on Friday June 28, 2024 @08:45PM (#40826941)
Sure, but a trademark applies for products and services in the same category.

If someone makes Apple crayons, that’s okay.

But somebody making media or computing devices with the name “Apple” in it, that’s a problem.

Re:Show HN: Focal, a Pomodoro App by cantSpellSober on Friday June 28, 2024 @08:52PM (#40826973)
True, but the trademark is in this category though, "Pomodoro" along with "Pomodoro Timer."

> Examples of products can be, but are not limited to:

> - Timer

> - Software application – desktop, server, mobile

https://www.pomodorotechnique.com/pomodoro-trademark-guideli....

Just saying. Not sure they'd come after a project this size (thanks for sharing OP!). You could probably safely make a line of Pomodoro brand jet skis.

Re:Show HN: Focal, a Pomodoro App by localfirst on Saturday June 29, 2024 @12:54AM (#40827963)
holy crap just read through the site and it was bizarre how somebody could spend so much effort reinventing an old Japanese time management technique by slapping an Italian name and demanding rent from anyone using the italian word for tomato