Arduino VS Gogoro LOGO - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: dansku
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: July 08, 2016, 12:45:18 pm
content: I was just browsing the internet today and ended up at gogoro's websitehttps://www.gogoro.com/gen/Looking at their logo I was amazed on how much it look like the arduino logo.what do you think about it??

author: XOIIO
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 08, 2016, 01:19:53 pm
content: Pretty blatant copy, but technically different enough I doubt they could do anything legally.

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 08, 2016, 01:32:01 pm
content: Trademark infringement is usually based on whether there is the possibility of confusion in the market.For example, in Australia we have 'Pioneer' - used by three different organisations ... and there's no problem. One runs coaches (competitor to Greyhound), another supplies concrete and the third is a brand of electronic equipment.So long as the products and/or services are not overlapping between the two, there should not be any commercial issue. Doesn't mean someone won't make an issue of it though - especially in the USA.

author: Kilrah
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 08, 2016, 02:14:40 pm
content: Interesting, especially since they aren't American.Wonder if that could not be the reason why Arduino had to change name/logo outside of the US?

author: XOIIO
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 08, 2016, 02:18:40 pm
content: Quote from: Kilrah on July 08, 2016, 02:14:40 pmWhat does that logo look like? I wasn't aware they needed to do that, but then again I don't really follow that much, I just buy the ebay pro mini clones lol.If arduino had it first, they shouldn't have had to change.

author: Gromitt
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: July 08, 2016, 02:22:35 pm
content: Quote from: Kilrah on July 08, 2016, 02:14:40 pmNo, that's for completely different reasonshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arduino#Trademark_dispute/stefan

author: Kilrah
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 08, 2016, 02:22:49 pm
content: Quote from: XOIIO on July 08, 2016, 02:18:40 pmSee the first image in this threadQuote from: Gromitt on July 08, 2016, 02:22:35 pmAh thanks, good to know. What a mess.

author: XOIIO
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 08, 2016, 02:26:17 pm
content: Quote from: Kilrah on July 08, 2016, 02:22:49 pm

author: Kilrah
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 08, 2016, 02:32:28 pm
content: Quote from: XOIIO on July 08, 2016, 02:26:17 pmThe more important point is that they had to introduce the Genuino brand for everything BUT the US if they wanted a registered trademark and SOME homogeneity.

author: Gromitt
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: July 08, 2016, 02:42:14 pm
content: www.arduino.ccArduino/Genuinowww.arduino.orgthe other one/stefan

author: donotdespisethesnake
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 08, 2016, 03:16:58 pm
content: Gogoro Inc have a trademark registered in the US :https://trademarks.justia.com/862/19/n-86219560.htmlAs do Arduino LLChttps://trademarks.justia.com/863/92/n-86392594.htmlbut Arduino logo is tagged as "opposition pending" ( I assume opposed by the other Arduino).In general, if the fields of application differ, then it may well be possible both trademarks are granted and coexist.Frankly, this is one for the lawyers to argue over.

author: XOIIO
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 08, 2016, 03:18:56 pm
content: Quote from: donotdespisethesnake on July 08, 2016, 03:16:58 pmTo the youtube comment section!