Name Reveal 2.2.22

[AnonEmouse]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

Nope, no trademark can ever be overcome.

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Maybe practically true but not legally correct. i.e. some trademarks (depending on the legal locality they are established) are renewable, they can lapse through lack of use etc. No trademark exists in perpetuity without the owners active involvement, but in this case, it's likely that any dispute we were headed for and avoided, is with a name that's in current trademarked use.

Maybe we could have gone back and found a lapsed one? Ye Olde Warthoges? Ye Scarlet Werwulf?

[FrenchSkin]

Originally Posted by AnonEmouse

Maybe practically true but not legally correct. i.e. some trademarks (depending on the legal locality they are established) are renewable, they can lapse through lack of use etc. No trademark exists in perpetuity without the owners active involvement, but in this case, it's likely that any dispute we were headed for and avoided, is with a name that's in current trademarked use.

Maybe we could have gone back and found a lapsed one? Ye Olde Warthoges? Ye Scarlet Werwulf?

I'm pretty sure CRed was being sarcastic ;-)

Even with existing trademarks, you have to prove potential consumer confusion. In the end it's all about leverage, and how bad do you want to use the name, how much are you ready to pay to avoid going to court, and how much the other camp really wants to go to court...

Already posted it, but good read about how all this works (about Redwolves but what you learn in there applies to any name IMO):

https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/...-teams-taking/

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by AnonEmouse

Maybe practically true but not legally correct. i.e. some trademarks (depending on the legal locality they are established) are renewable, they can lapse through lack of use etc. No trademark exists in perpetuity without the owners active involvement, but in this case, it's likely that any dispute we were headed for and avoided, is with a name that's in current trademarked use.



Maybe we could have gone back and found a lapsed one? Ye Olde Warthoges? Ye Scarlet Werwulf?

The Scarlet Werewolves is my new favorite!!

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[AnonEmouse]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

The Scarlet Werewolves is my new favorite!!

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Werwulf is actually the old English name for wolf, and probably where the Werewolf legend comes from.

But yeah, being the Werewolves would be cool, but night games could get messy...