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Help the Gnome Foundation Defend the Gnome Trademark Against Groupon (gnome.org)
91 points by eduard44 4235 days ago
6 comments
craigcabrey 4235 days ago
As a college student, this is my first time donating to a FOSS organization like the Gnome Foundation, but damn does it feel good.
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eduard44 4235 days ago
Same here
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vysakh0 4235 days ago
I have been using GNOME for almost all of my computing years, and even till now.

This news is shocking and outrageous.

This is very sad :( that a community project like GNOME is subject to such a threat.

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dimitar 4235 days ago
Will Gnome get the $80k refunded somehow if the foundation wins?

Aren't folks in patent and trademark offices supposed to look up if an application is similar to existing IP?

If you are rich enough can you just steal trademarks provided the other party cannot defend them?

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JoshTriplett 4235 days ago
GNOME is working with counsel already to respond to the trademark registrations; there are various processes in place for that. This campaign will help us continue that effort.
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JoshTriplett 4235 days ago
I'm one of the folks working on this campaign. Happy to answer any questions people might have.
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malka 4235 days ago
Groupon answer : https://engineering.groupon.com/2014/misc/gnome-foundation-a...
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thrillgore 4235 days ago
I have a hard time believing that Groupon didn't do their due dilligence on the trademark search.
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