[arp242]

> is it illegal now to rhyme words

Trademarks have always applied anything that could reasonably be confused with it. So yes, it is illegal to rhyme trademarks. But trademarks has also long since allowed for parody and other usage that doesn't harm the trademark owner. That's why it's a nonsense request, not because of the rhyming.

[akira2501]

> anything that could reasonably be confused with it.

Trademarks only apply to _related_ goods and services.

> it is illegal to rhyme trademarks

Not necessarily. The standard is "confusingly similar" or "likelihood of confusion." There are many words and phrases which rhyme incidentally where trademark protection would not apply or where damages would not be granted.

The confusion also has to apply specifically to the brand or the product. If your trademark fails to be associated with either of those things it can be invalidated.

[kevincox]

Trademarks protect against confusing consumers. I don't think any reasonable person looked at this website and thought CrowdStrike launched a rebranding or was in any way involved.

[arp242]

No of course not, because it's clearly a parody. I already said that.

[tamimio]

> So yes, it is illegal to rhyme trademarks.

Do you have any real life examples of that?

[arp242]

Do you also want me to prove the sky is blue and that sex causes babies? It's trademark basics that it applies to anything that can reasonably be confused with it.

But please, try starting up Goodle Search or Matflix Streaming and let us know how that went for you.

[tamimio]

I don’t know why you are getting defensive. I asked a clear question on something that I have little knowledge about, and it seemed you do, so it’s a good chance for you to provide more information or details about the topic. Not everyone here is a trademark lawyer.

That being said, I did a quick search on both “goodle” and “matflix” and I didn’t find any trademark wars or articles about them. However, I did find fully functional sites with these names.

[defrost]

Mat Goodle and Katie Perry might want to weigh in on that:

Katy Perry v Katie Perry: Singer loses trademark battle

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-65421964

[Xen9]

I believe this is a reasonable reply. I also believe it's strange you get downvoted!