Trademarks and KitBiz
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Re: Trademarks and KitBiz
we're not lawyers and some of this would be decided in a court if the trademark owner felt that the trademark was too close in name and usage to theirs. usually smart businesses will just avoid any confusion for the market to avoid any issues. you call something "BUBBLETRON - for PIC based board applications" etc - to avoid worrying about using PIC.Shaos wrote:I know that it is not allowed to use trademarkes in names of independent products as "AVRsomething" (see here) or "PICsomething" (see here), but what if it will not be direct use of the whole name, but something similar as "PIXBOX" (a board based on PIC) or "AUROPA" (a board based on AVR) etc?
a recent example is the arduino team requesting that makers call their shields THINGX for arduino as opposed to arduino THINGX shield.
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Re: Trademarks and KitBiz
Thanks! But what about "BoArduino"?
As I know "ARDUINO" is registered trademark in US (IC 009. US 021 023 026 036 038. G & S: ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT BOARDS)
As I know "ARDUINO" is registered trademark in US (IC 009. US 021 023 026 036 038. G & S: ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT BOARDS)
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Re: Trademarks and KitBiz
boarduino was granted to us specifically by the arduino team.Shaos wrote:Thanks! But what about "BoArduino"?
As I know "ARDUINO" is registered trademark in US (IC 009. US 021 023 026 036 038. G & S: ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT BOARDS)
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Re: Trademarks and KitBiz
Wow! I didn't realize thatadafruit wrote:boarduino was granted to us specifically by the arduino team.
Actually the product page does not say anything about the fact that boarduino is a "licensed" clone of arduino (or "official" clone?)
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Re: Trademarks and KitBiz
listed here:Shaos wrote:Wow! I didn't realize thatadafruit wrote:boarduino was granted to us specifically by the arduino team.
Actually the product page does not say anything about the fact that boarduino is a "licensed" clone of arduino (or "official" clone?)
http://arduino.cc/en/Main/Hardware
"Recommended Third-Party Hardware
Products from others that we've tried and liked; compatible with the Arduino software.
* Boarduino from Adafruit Industries. For use in bread-boards with FTDI USB-to-TTL-Serial cable or other USB-to-serial adapter. Available as a bare PCB or in kit form. "
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Re: Trademarks and KitBiz
Since you are from the USA, I'd suggest looking at Nolo's Trademark web site and low-cost books, so you can make an reasonably informed decision. Useful for all forms of IP (Intellectual Property) law (though obviously US-centric).
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