RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:ContestTeslaOneX wrote: I know what you are talking about. However, the trademark you are referencing is one of many of the IP holders, of which is the only one that is inactive and no longer enforced. The "candy" trademark has expired. However, the is one of the many trademarks that is a sub-category, "a servicemark" which trademarks the name Cannavore as a service.... Definition:
A service mark is the same type of device as a trademark, but service marks distinguish the services of one company from those of another provider. Service marks are often slogans. For example, the service mark of a plumber might be "The Leak Fixers" with or without a distinctive logo.
Service marks are sometimes confusing. For example, is McDonald's a service or a product? McDonald's the company is a service.
The servicemark issue doesn’t seem to apply to the digester unit, although you could always email Micron with the question. My friend’s award winning design firm had to decide whether to just amend its name or pay some thousands in legal costs in litigation against another design firm and it really wasn’t that much in the scheme of things. But that was the name of the actual firm that had already built a reputation for its design services so it was worth fighting for. In this case, we are talking about the name of the digester, Cannavore, and not the name of the company, Micron. I really don’t see this as a significant issue at all as who really cares what it’s called. That said, I still don’t even really see a significant legal issue.