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Re:What to do when your startup gets sued by a big player by Cashsquare on Wednesday September 03, 2014 @02:09PM (#8264403)
Hi Kj3, we have discussed this in one of our first conversation with Square, however Square first considered this option and then just disappeared for a while to then come back to sue us!
Re:What to do when your startup gets sued by a big player by Spoom on Wednesday September 03, 2014 @03:10PM (#8264701)
So you substantiated their lawsuit by agreeing with them that there could be brand confusion, by offering a compromise. Unfortunate.
Re:What to do when your startup gets sued by a big player by Cashsquare on Wednesday September 03, 2014 @03:22PM (#8264774)
Spoom - We never agreed that our brands could be confused, because we are nowhere close to what Square does. Games and processing is very different. But to avoid costly lawsuits, losing focus and if the compensation would be right (that would cover all our re-branding costs - 6 figures) we would consider it...However i must underline that Square started using the brand "Square Cash" just a couple months ago, which makes it very clear why Square really wanted our brand name. as an example they use the email: [email protected].
Re:What to do when your startup gets sued by a big player by Spoom on Wednesday September 03, 2014 @05:16PM (#8265504)
Don't get me wrong, I understand where you're coming from and at a glance it looks like you're in the right, but their lawyers probably saw an opportunity when you provided a compromise.
Re:What to do when your startup gets sued by a big player by AznHisoka on Wednesday September 03, 2014 @04:53PM (#8265413)
Dude, just rebrand. You're obsessing over a name that your fans probably aren't as crazy about.