The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has denied Google's application to trademark "Nexus One."
For Google, the rejection is not yet final, giving the search giant a chance to submit more evidence as well as new arguments.
"Registration of the applied-for mark is refused because of a likelihood of confusion with the mark in U.S. Registration No. 3554195," wrote the USPTO.
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They can't do that...if they did, you would see RC cola making "Coca Cola" and "Pepsi".
The real problem is the patents...these corporations patent abstract concepts that are already in common use. This does not hurt big companies, as they just exchange their BS patent rights...but it is a big problem for smaller companies...
Just imagine, trying to make a cell phone and you get blocked because verizon has patented the idea, "numeric keys used to enter phone numbers into a cell phone".
Of course, no person could patent something like that...but verizon's lawyers can patent anything.
Originally posted by KillerBug: They can't do that...if they did, you would see RC cola making "Coca Cola" and "Pepsi".
The real problem is the patents...these corporations patent abstract concepts that are already in common use. This does not hurt big companies, as they just exchange their BS patent rights...but it is a big problem for smaller companies...
Just imagine, trying to make a cell phone and you get blocked because verizon has patented the idea, "numeric keys used to enter phone numbers into a cell phone".
Of course, no person could patent something like that...but verizon's lawyers can patent anything.
I dunno copy right pretty much can do trademark, I do realize trademark is made in a way that after a few years of no sells the trademark ends(frankly copy right should work like that).
Throw out the entire US patent process and office. It's all a crock, and how the he!! do you patent a GD common word. I'm sick of this, sometimes glad that America is dying and beyond salvation.
