[sverhagen]

As much as we can talk about HDMI here, as it's a name in the public domain, wouldn't someone else be able to use that kind of speech to make a "HDMI-compatible" implementation? "IBM compatible" seemed to be a designation, in the day, that didn't run up against legal trouble?

Maybe that's what you already meant by "calling it different than".

[addandsubtract]

HDIY

[BigJ1211]

Could then just call it: HDMIY, no?

High Definition Make It Yourself

[missjellyfish]

Trademark law always hinges on the question if a reasonable consumer with reasonable knowledge could be expected to distinguish those trademarks or not.

HDMIY would most probably not fly, HDIY would probably.

not yet a lawyer, though.

edit: I'm also fairly certain that the HDMI forum would fight HDIY tooth and nail, so whoever goes public with that absolutely needs deep pockets.