UK Company Successfully Claims Ownership of "Pinterest" Trademark

Posted by samzenpus on Sunday January 5, 2014 @08:20AM from the a-rose-by-any-other-name dept.

judgecorp writes "Pinterest could be in trouble — a British firm has successfully claimed ownership of the European trademark 'Pinterest', even though it has not yet used the term in any public products. Pinterest was formed in 2011, and popular by 2011, but did not launch in Europe until 2012 — months after the UK company Premium Interest had registered the trademark. That trademark has now been confirmed by the European Commission's Office for the Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM). Since so much of Pinterest's business is based on its name, the ruling could force Pinterest to change its name — a move which has precedents: Microsoft is changing the name of Skydrive because it infringes the trademark of British broadcaster BSkyB, normally known as Sky."

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Good by For+a+Free+Internet · 2014-01-05 08:27 · Score: 0, Funny

Yet another compelling argument against private property. We need COMMUNISM!

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1. Re:Good by Chrisq · 2014-01-05 21:14 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  Yet another compelling argument against private property. We need COMMUNISM!
  Gosh I'm convinced. If only Marx, Lenin, Mao, or Trotsky had such a compelling argument. I'll be voting Communist next election.
Re:Skydrive is changing name? When? by Anonymous Coward · 2014-01-05 08:50 · Score: 3, Funny

Because they don't want to call it Colbertdrive.
Re:Use it or lose it by Anonymous Coward · 2014-01-05 08:51 · Score: 5, Funny

I know nothing about UK law...
There's your problem right there!
Re:Use it or lose it by Soluzar · 2014-01-05 09:10 · Score: 1, Funny

You're right of course, we should all use American law. Just as God intended. Many apologies to our noble American overlords.