Re: [SiliconBeach] Trademark problems

2011-10-27 Thread Dylan Sale
Cheers Jonathan, As far as I can tell, they don't even have an app. They just want apple to take it down because it causes confusion with their brand. On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 11:27 AM, Jonathan Clarke wrote: > Once an app has been named / renamed can another organisation rename > their applicat

Re: [SiliconBeach] Trademark problems

2011-10-27 Thread Dominik Grabiec
Currently Google results are customised for each person. For me if I search for "Codify" I get codify.com as the first result, and twolivesleft.com/Codify as the third result. So it really depends on how Google customises their results for you. Though I wonder how long it will take to get top s

Re: [SiliconBeach] Trademark problems

2011-10-27 Thread Jonathan Clarke
Once an app has been named / renamed can another organisation rename their application? So, if you changed to "CodifyApp", could they then use the name "Codify" on the app store? I saw your post on Hacker News yesterday, I'm guessing the consultancy is now very bummed that you also now have the t

Re: [SiliconBeach] Trademark problems

2011-10-27 Thread Frances Jones
My IP trade mark lawyers are Khajaque Kortian http://www.sprusons.com.au/profiles/khajaquekortian.html and Rohan Singh http://www.sprusons.com.au/profiles/rohansingh.html at Spruson and Ferguson, I have found them great. Frances Jones www.happychildren.com www.twitter.com/FrancieJones On Fri, Oc

Re: [SiliconBeach] Trademark problems

2011-10-27 Thread Dylan Sale
Thanks for the advice Geoff (and Nigel). We have drafted an email to send them. We do prefer the diplomatic approach. We are also speaking to a lawyer here in Adelaide, so we will see what advice they give and make our decision from there (of course the lawyers will probably recommend using their

Re: [SiliconBeach] Trademark problems

2011-10-27 Thread Geoff McQueen
In that case, I think you might have a problem. a) They're Australian. b) They look reputable and well set up. If the person making the claim failed either of these two tests, my inclination would be to ignore them. The cost of bringing an action, particularly internationally, it prohibitive. In

Re: [SiliconBeach] Trademark problems

2011-10-27 Thread Nigel Sheridan-Smith
Hi Dylan, Because your app allows you to prototype, it seems to fit in a grey area. If you can drag this out a bit, it might give you time to re-brand if required, rather than taking down the app immediately. If you talk to the other company, they may be willing to negotiate. There are quite a fe

Re: [SiliconBeach] Trademark problems

2011-10-27 Thread Dylan Sale
Hi Geoff. Thanks for replying. I neglected to mention this because I wasn't sure if we were allowed to legally. I guess there is no harm in it. It has come from Codify Pty Ltd. www.codify.com They are located in Queensland. On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 11:00 AM, Geoff McQueen < geoff.mcqu...@hiivesyst

Re: [SiliconBeach] Trademark problems

2011-10-27 Thread Geoff McQueen
Who, and more importantly, where, has the infringement come from? On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 16:31, Dylan wrote: > Hi All! > This is my first post to Silicon Beach. I am Dylan Sale, co-founder of > Two Lives Left (www.twolivesleft.com). We recently released an app on > the Apple App Store called Co

[SiliconBeach] Trademark problems

2011-10-27 Thread Dylan
Hi All! This is my first post to Silicon Beach. I am Dylan Sale, co-founder of Two Lives Left (www.twolivesleft.com). We recently released an app on the Apple App Store called Codify (iPad game prototyping app). We are situated in Adelaide, South Australia and consist of just 3 developers. Today w