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by perspective1 2398 days ago
IANAL but the basic sniff test is could "Postwoman" be confused with "Postman?" I think the answer is yes. With the author calling it an alternative to "Postman," you have the author acknowledging Postman is a strong trademark. And it's not like it's the only one available fitting the "{HTTP-METHOD}{MAN|WOMAN}" construct-- you could rename it "HeadWoman" and probably be okay.
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And I don’t think GETwoman or PUTWoman would be good either, as there’s other apps for that.
If she named it Going Postal, how old would one need to be to get the reference?