Butt of the Tiger...
Apr. 28th, 2005 10:23 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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technoshaman:
Apparently Tiger Direct Inc. has decided to sue Apple over the use of the name "Tiger".
Now, not only is this a joke because they *just* filed the damn thing and are requesting an injunction in time for OS 10.4 "Tiger" to roll out, but everyone has known about 10.4 for, like, forever. So why didn't these dweebs start this many, many months ago? Why, for the money, of course. They're hoping that Apple will just pay them to make them go away, I'm sure.
But here's the funniest part of all. They claim to own the trademark to the name "Tiger". Anyone with a few brain cells to rub together can totter on down to the USPTO website and do a search on the word "Tiger". And when one does, one finds that *no one* owns a registered trademark on the name "Tiger". Four different companies have filed for trademarks on the name that are still live filings, but none have been granted yet. And unless Tiger Direct Inc, which is a Florida company, has suddenly moved to New York, Ohio, Isreal, or China, they haven't made any of the filings, either.
So, what, they thought Apple's lawyers wouldn't do a trademark search? They thought no one would figure out their little scheme and catch on to the fact that maybe companies like, oh, Triumph have been using the damn name for years? They didn't wonder why Apple hadn't filed for the trademark themselves???
Don't know about you, but I've got no temptation whatsoever to use this company's products or services anytime in the future.
technoshaman:Apparently Tiger Direct Inc. has decided to sue Apple over the use of the name "Tiger".
Now, not only is this a joke because they *just* filed the damn thing and are requesting an injunction in time for OS 10.4 "Tiger" to roll out, but everyone has known about 10.4 for, like, forever. So why didn't these dweebs start this many, many months ago? Why, for the money, of course. They're hoping that Apple will just pay them to make them go away, I'm sure.
But here's the funniest part of all. They claim to own the trademark to the name "Tiger". Anyone with a few brain cells to rub together can totter on down to the USPTO website and do a search on the word "Tiger". And when one does, one finds that *no one* owns a registered trademark on the name "Tiger". Four different companies have filed for trademarks on the name that are still live filings, but none have been granted yet. And unless Tiger Direct Inc, which is a Florida company, has suddenly moved to New York, Ohio, Isreal, or China, they haven't made any of the filings, either.
So, what, they thought Apple's lawyers wouldn't do a trademark search? They thought no one would figure out their little scheme and catch on to the fact that maybe companies like, oh, Triumph have been using the damn name for years? They didn't wonder why Apple hadn't filed for the trademark themselves???
Don't know about you, but I've got no temptation whatsoever to use this company's products or services anytime in the future.
