Re:What to do when your startup gets sued by a big player
by alain94040 on Wednesday September 03, 2014 @12:35PM
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So your advice is...?
My advice was specific and achieves the goal of not going bankrupt for a startup. I have been through lawsuits before and I know how expensive and distracting they can be.
Re:What to do when your startup gets sued by a big player
by crazypyro on Wednesday September 03, 2014 @12:39PM
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Yeah, I'm not disagreeing with your advice, nor was I the down-voter. It just sucks and I completely understand the author's frustration. Money wins in court though.
Re:What to do when your startup gets sued by a big player
by Cashsquare on Wednesday September 03, 2014 @02:15PM
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Crazypro / alain94040 - thats the concern that we are facing first of all we dont want to spend money on something that we believe will not achieve what we planned to do, however we love our Brand and we dont want to give it up! thats why we are fighting for it.
Re:What to do when your startup gets sued by a big player
by Cashsquare on Wednesday September 03, 2014 @02:16PM
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"Money wins in court though." - I hope not this time around! :)
Or better yet, FourSquare. Square has a trademark[0] on using "Square" when describing "computer software for determining and mapping the physical locations of consumers;", yet they were given the trademark, even though there could be clear confusion, based on the legal wording.
The obvious answer is that Square has lawyers that found all the possible ways they could trademark the word "Square", even if the connection is highly suspect. Now they are using it to take down companies that cannot afford to defend themselves.
[0]http://tmsearch.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4809:16h...