Comments on: Twitter Twademarking Tweets http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2009/07/twitter-twademarking-tweets.html Internet Marketing News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:05:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tim http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2009/07/twitter-twademarking-tweets.html/comment-page-1#comment-77916 Tim Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:48:31 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2009/07/twitter-twademarking-tweets.html#comment-77916 "...should be paying us royalties for the whole use of “our” language" Classic - Now I've heard it all :D “…should be paying us royalties for the whole use of “our” language”

Classic – Now I’ve heard it all :D

]]> By: Dirk http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2009/07/twitter-twademarking-tweets.html/comment-page-1#comment-77913 Dirk Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:10:08 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2009/07/twitter-twademarking-tweets.html#comment-77913 Ever heard the song "Rockin Robin"? tweet..tweet. Now some new startup (in a very big way) wants to own the word tweet. This can only happen in America. From an englishmans piont of view,these people should be paying us royalties for the whole use of "our" language. Ever heard the song “Rockin Robin”? tweet..tweet. Now some new startup (in a very big way) wants to

own the word tweet. This can only happen in America. From an englishmans piont of view,these people

should be paying us royalties for the whole use of “our” language.

]]> By: Tim http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2009/07/twitter-twademarking-tweets.html/comment-page-1#comment-77523 Tim Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:20:13 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2009/07/twitter-twademarking-tweets.html#comment-77523 I can understand "Twitter" as a trademark, but "Tweet" is a fairly common word. I'm not an attorney either but it seems that a word so commonly used would be difficult to trademark. Another question would be what happens to the current sites and apps that use the word "tweet" in the domain or business name? Would they be forced to change their name and/or forfeit their domain names? This could get interesting! I can understand “Twitter” as a trademark, but “Tweet” is a fairly common word. I’m not an attorney either but it seems that a word so commonly used would be difficult to trademark.

Another question would be what happens to the current sites and apps that use the word “tweet” in the domain or business name? Would they be forced to change their name and/or forfeit their domain names? This could get interesting!

]]> By: Tweet This: Twitter Trademarking Tweets ™ | PR2.0 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2009/07/twitter-twademarking-tweets.html/comment-page-1#comment-77519 Tweet This: Twitter Trademarking Tweets ™ | PR2.0 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:30:28 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2009/07/twitter-twademarking-tweets.html#comment-77519 [...] The confusion erupted when developers received the following email (h/t to Andy Beal) [...] [...] The confusion erupted when developers received the following email (h/t to Andy Beal) [...]

]]> By: Twitter Twademarking Tweets | Twitter Bootcamp http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2009/07/twitter-twademarking-tweets.html/comment-page-1#comment-77496 Twitter Twademarking Tweets | Twitter Bootcamp Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:10:25 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2009/07/twitter-twademarking-tweets.html#comment-77496 [...] Read the rest here: Twitter Twademarking Tweets [...] [...] Read the rest here: Twitter Twademarking Tweets [...]

]]> By: Tamar Weinberg http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2009/07/twitter-twademarking-tweets.html/comment-page-1#comment-77482 Tamar Weinberg Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:49:33 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2009/07/twitter-twademarking-tweets.html#comment-77482 "I’m not a trademark attorney–if you are, correct me if I am wrong–but if you register a trademark, aren’t you obliged to police it?" I don't think there's an *obligation.* I worked as a private eye shortly after college and my job was to investigate trademarks filed by many companies; a LOT of companies actually do NOT utilize this service. I think it was a poor choice to file a trademark for "Tweet" given that there are already products on the market. This is iffy territory since there's an apparent conflict of interest here despite Biz's remarks. <em>Tamar Weinberg's last blog post..<a href='http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techipedia/~3/dFWP0dRZlPY/' rel="nofollow">Announcing the Newest Social Media Prince</a></em> “I’m not a trademark attorney–if you are, correct me if I am wrong–but if you register a trademark, aren’t you obliged to police it?”

I don’t think there’s an *obligation.* I worked as a private eye shortly after college and my job was to investigate trademarks filed by many companies; a LOT of companies actually do NOT utilize this service.

I think it was a poor choice to file a trademark for “Tweet” given that there are already products on the market. This is iffy territory since there’s an apparent conflict of interest here despite Biz’s remarks.

Tamar Weinberg’s last blog post..Announcing the Newest Social Media Prince

]]> By: fulloyun http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2009/07/twitter-twademarking-tweets.html/comment-page-1#comment-77478 fulloyun Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:30:58 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2009/07/twitter-twademarking-tweets.html#comment-77478 thanksss thanksss

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