Comments on: Takedown two! The Yo-Yo Wiki story! http://www.schalicto.com/2007/03/30/takedown-two-the-yo-yo-wiki-story.html Tue, 16 Aug 2011 09:36:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mark Hayward http://www.schalicto.com/2007/03/30/takedown-two-the-yo-yo-wiki-story.html/comment-page-1#comment-491 Mark Hayward Thu, 05 Apr 2007 23:23:02 +0000 http://www.schalicto.com/2007/03/30/takedown-two-the-yo-yo-wiki-story.html#comment-491 This is exactly the same issue that bankrupted Duncan the first time. I agree with Josh, I'm all for protection of intellectual property, but you have to use some sense when you do it. Maybe the Nordic Group is trying to make Duncan go under again. Why else would they restart the same losing battle? And why not just ask people to use the TM symbol instead of alienating the entire community? This is exactly the same issue that bankrupted Duncan the first time. I agree with Josh, I’m all for protection of intellectual property, but you have to use some sense when you do it. Maybe the Nordic Group is trying to make Duncan go under again. Why else would they restart the same losing battle? And why not just ask people to use the TM symbol instead of alienating the entire community?

]]> By: Gregory Cohen http://www.schalicto.com/2007/03/30/takedown-two-the-yo-yo-wiki-story.html/comment-page-1#comment-477 Gregory Cohen Tue, 03 Apr 2007 12:21:07 +0000 http://www.schalicto.com/2007/03/30/takedown-two-the-yo-yo-wiki-story.html#comment-477 I think you make the assumption that Freehand is not trademarked because you could not find it in the USPTO database. The USPTO Database has a lot of holes in it, this is why people still have to go to Washington to research trademarkes (And patents for that matter). This being said, it may not be trademarked, but it not being in that database is not firm evidence of it not having a legal trademark. Actually they don't need a tm, they could represent it as a registered tradmark (R) - Circle R, if it were a service mark (it is not) it could be an SM instead of a TM. I'll try and look at an imperial today at work. -GReg I think you make the assumption that Freehand is not trademarked because you could not find it in the USPTO database. The USPTO Database has a lot of holes in it, this is why people still have to go to Washington to research trademarkes (And patents for that matter). This being said, it may not be trademarked, but it not being in that database is not firm evidence of it not having a legal trademark.

Actually they don’t need a tm, they could represent it as a registered tradmark (R) – Circle R, if it were a service mark (it is not) it could be an SM instead of a TM. I’ll try and look at an imperial today at work.

-GReg

]]> By: schalicto http://www.schalicto.com/2007/03/30/takedown-two-the-yo-yo-wiki-story.html/comment-page-1#comment-476 schalicto Tue, 03 Apr 2007 11:51:52 +0000 http://www.schalicto.com/2007/03/30/takedown-two-the-yo-yo-wiki-story.html#comment-476 Right. But I was using the term incorrectly. If someone has a store and they are selling a Duncan Imperial TM, then they should have the TM after it to indicate it is a trademark. Right. But I was using the term incorrectly. If someone has a store and they are selling a Duncan Imperial TM, then they should have the TM after it to indicate it is a trademark.

]]> By: Doctor Popular http://www.schalicto.com/2007/03/30/takedown-two-the-yo-yo-wiki-story.html/comment-page-1#comment-474 Doctor Popular Tue, 03 Apr 2007 03:16:39 +0000 http://www.schalicto.com/2007/03/30/takedown-two-the-yo-yo-wiki-story.html#comment-474 To clarify, Nordic asked you to remove the terms from your site and replace them with other terms... They didn't ask you to simply add a trademark behind the terms, right? To clarify, Nordic asked you to remove the terms from your site and replace them with other terms… They didn’t ask you to simply add a trademark behind the terms, right?

]]> By: schalicto http://www.schalicto.com/2007/03/30/takedown-two-the-yo-yo-wiki-story.html/comment-page-1#comment-463 schalicto Sun, 01 Apr 2007 18:35:42 +0000 http://www.schalicto.com/2007/03/30/takedown-two-the-yo-yo-wiki-story.html#comment-463 I agree Luke. I think the term we are going to use on yoyowiki is Standard shape, but that hasn't been officially decided yet. I agree Luke. I think the term we are going to use on yoyowiki is Standard shape, but that hasn’t been officially decided yet.

]]> By: Yo_iceblade http://www.schalicto.com/2007/03/30/takedown-two-the-yo-yo-wiki-story.html/comment-page-1#comment-462 Yo_iceblade Sun, 01 Apr 2007 18:32:37 +0000 http://www.schalicto.com/2007/03/30/takedown-two-the-yo-yo-wiki-story.html#comment-462 The thing that bothers me most is about the term 'imperial' - I have never once heard anyone refer to those shaped yoyos as 'straight edged'. They also seem to have failed to have read the many published yoyo books such as Harry Baier's World on a String (I think that's the corect title), 'Splitting the Arom' book, or many of the other printed articles I have seen regarding the term Imperial. Luke The thing that bothers me most is about the term ‘imperial’ – I have never once heard anyone refer to those shaped yoyos as ‘straight edged’.

They also seem to have failed to have read the many published yoyo books such as Harry Baier’s World on a String (I think that’s the corect title), ‘Splitting the Arom’ book, or many of the other printed articles I have seen regarding the term Imperial.

Luke

]]> By: Doctor Popular http://www.schalicto.com/2007/03/30/takedown-two-the-yo-yo-wiki-story.html/comment-page-1#comment-442 Doctor Popular Sat, 31 Mar 2007 05:36:17 +0000 http://www.schalicto.com/2007/03/30/takedown-two-the-yo-yo-wiki-story.html#comment-442 Neat, I didn't know that Duncan's parent company was still located in Baraboo. Neat, I didn’t know that Duncan’s parent company was still located in Baraboo.

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