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Re:$160M VC-backed company just killed my EU trademark for a... by xp84 on Wednesday August 13, 2025 @08:10PM (#44895397)
> Firefox used to be called Firebird and changed due to trademark disputes.

It was first called Phoenix, then a trademark dispute forced them to rebrand to Firebird, then a trademark dispute forced them off that name too. Firefox was the third public name for that project. I'm surprised they didn't also get sued by Clint Eastwood[1] and have to change again.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefox_(film)

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Re:$160M VC-backed company just killed my EU trademark for a... by eurleif on Wednesday August 13, 2025 @08:13PM (#44895416)
Trademark rights are limited based on the category of goods or services. The Phoenix and Firebird disputes were with software companies.
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Re:$160M VC-backed company just killed my EU trademark for a... by thyristan on Thursday August 14, 2025 @05:25AM (#44898459)
There was a computer game by that name based on the film: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefox_(video_game)
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Re:$160M VC-backed company just killed my EU trademark for a... by xp84 on Monday August 18, 2025 @02:09PM (#44943579)
That didn't stop the bastards at Monster Cable from suing everyone who dared utter the M-word for like 2 decades.
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