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On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 10:55 AM, Ali Ramdani - Thoa - < duelist.t...@gmail.com> wrote: > Patent lagi.. patent lagi... tp kali ini dari perusahaan mainan... > > > http://www.phonearena.com/news/Asus-sued-by-Hasbro-over-use-of-Transformer-name_id25024 > > Asus sued by Hasbro over use of Transformer name > [image: Asus sued by Hasbro over use of Transformer name] > It seems that every day there is a new lawsuit in the smartphone or > tablet industry. And the plaintiff in Wednesday's lawsuit of the day is not > even a technology company. Toy maker Hasbro is taking tech manufacturer > Asus to court for using the name Transformer for the Asus Transformer > Prime tablet. Those who pre-ordered the quad-core powered device should > be receiving the tablet very soon as those orders have started to > ship<http://www.phonearena.com/news/Some-Asus-Transformer-Prime-pre-orders-are-now-in-transit_id24944>, > as we reported earlier on Wednesday. Hasbro is seeking damages and a temporary > halt of sales of the NVIDIA Tegra 3 powered tablet. > > [image: The Asus Transformer Prime with detachable > QWERTY]<http://www.phonearena.com/image.php?m=Articles.Images&f=name&id=50837&name=transprime.jpg&caption=The+Asus+Transformer+Prime+with+detachable+QWERTY&title=Image+from+%22Asus+sued+by+Hasbro+over+use+of+Transformer+name%22&kw=> > > The Asus Transformer Prime with detachable QWERTY > While this sounds like a ridiculous waste of time to many, Hasbro could, > at the least, get Asus to change the name of the tablet in the States. > The toy company can argue that with a successful movie franchise using > Hasbro's copyright protected characters by license, Asus was taking > advantage of the popularity of the Transformer name to sell its product. > Companies in different industries can use similar names if it is proven in > court that Company A was not taking advantage of the popularity of Company > B's product in picking a similar name. Still, it would seem unlikely that > consumers could be confused by the use of the Transformer name by Asus, > which is what Hasbro's attorneys are going to have to prove. > > The Transformer franchise started with toys made by Hasbro back in 1984, > and revolves around two groups of alien robots that are in the midst of a > war. One is called the Autobots and the others are the Decepticons. Three > feature length films have been released featuring the robots that can > transform into mechanical objects like a car. The Transformer name in the > Asus tablet references the detachable QWERTY keyboard that can turn the > tablet into an Android powered laptop computer. > > source: > paidContent<http://paidcontent.org/article/419-toy-maker-sues-android-tablet-maker-over-transformer-tablet/> > via > CNET<http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-57346766-92/hasbro-accuses-asus-of-stealing-transformer-prime-name/> > > -- > Regards, > > Ali Ramdani | Thoa > Past is experience, Present is experiment & Future is expectation. Use > experience in your experiments to achieve your expectations. > > -- > "Indonesian Android Community" Join: http://forum.android.or.id > > =============== > Download Aplikasi Kompas versi Digital dan Keren > https://market.android.com/details?id=com.kompas.android.kec > --------------------- > Gunakan Paket Unlimited Data XL Mobile Broadband > http://www.xl.co.id/XLInternet/BroadbandInternet > -------------------- > PING'S Mobile - Plaza Semanggi > E-mail: i...@pings-mobile.com Ph. 021-25536796 > -------------------- > i-gadget Store - BEC Bandung > E-mail: a...@i-gadgetstore.com Ph. 0812-21111191 > -------------------- > Toko EceranShop - BEC Bandung > E-mail: wi...@eceranshop.com Ph. 0815-56599888 > =============== > > Aturan Jualan dan Kloteran ID-Android http://goo.gl/YBN21 > -- Be first, be better, or cheat.™ -- "Indonesian Android Community" Join: http://forum.android.or.id =============== Download Aplikasi Kompas versi Digital dan Keren https://market.android.com/details?id=com.kompas.android.kec --------------------- Gunakan Paket Unlimited Data XL Mobile Broadband http://www.xl.co.id/XLInternet/BroadbandInternet -------------------- PING'S Mobile - Plaza Semanggi E-mail: i...@pings-mobile.com Ph. 021-25536796 -------------------- i-gadget Store - BEC Bandung E-mail: a...@i-gadgetstore.com Ph. 0812-21111191 -------------------- Toko EceranShop - BEC Bandung E-mail: wi...@eceranshop.com Ph. 0815-56599888 =============== Aturan Jualan dan Kloteran ID-Android http://goo.gl/YBN21
