• Encrypt-Keeper
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    18 days ago

    The company trying to enforce the trademark is not called hoarder nor do they have any apps called hoarder.

      • Encrypt-Keeper
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        8 days ago

        They did not lose. The maintainer of Hoarder had to rebrand to KaraKeep, hence this post.

              • Encrypt-Keeper
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                7 days ago

                The company enforcing their trademark has not trademarked the word “Hoarder” and evidently they won anyway. So I guess it isn’t really a truism, and “having a case” is more arbitrary than you seem to think.

                • @surewhynotlem@lemmy.world
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                  07 days ago

                  U think you’re just pointing out that trademark law doesn’t work the way a reasonable person would assume. I agree, it’s crazy. But if they won, then it was relevant to their trademark (somehow), and failure to bring relevant cases can lead to losing it.

                  So yes, it’s weird and sketchy and feels morally wrong. But also yes, it’s required and expected legally.