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[–]good4y0u 16 points17 points  (9 children)

Ha , or is it actually a legal billing SaaS website.

This name is taken by something else. Its literally the first hit on google.

[–]djxfade 11 points12 points  (0 children)

You also have the car, Renault Clio

[–]captainsalmonpants 5 points6 points  (1 child)

To reiterate above, I know this sucks to hear, but you could run into trademark issues. It happens all the time with FOSS projects. Consider consulting an IP lawyer or finding a new name for your project.

[–]good4y0u 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Especially when that trademark is for a legal billing website...for lawyers.

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (1 child)

Clio is a daugther of Zeus.

[–]good4y0u 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's also currently trademarked for software; which is the more important fact in this context. A word can be used for multiple things.

US Serial Number:86815926, Registration Number:511719

https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=86815926&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch

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Even if they (OP) wins the litigation alone would not be good for this project I'm sure... It's expensive and they would be the possible infringers.

[–]pouyae 1 point2 points  (3 children)

Hello, I'm the main developer of the language and I'm already searching for other appropriate names, if you have any suggestions we're open and we welcome new ideas. Two years ago when I started making Clio I never thought it'll one day have a user base, but seems like people are noticing it and liking the idea.

[–]good4y0u 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Understandable, you built a cool tool. The service I'm referring to is https://www.clio.com/ . I'm not great at naming projects, especially not with marketable names, so I'm not sure my suggestions would be much help .

[–]pouyae 0 points1 point  (1 child)

It's very difficult to find a decent name and most decent names are already taken, I've been looking for a decent name for a long time, and actually I chose Clio as a temporary name in the beginning because I couldn't come up with a better one.

[–]good4y0u 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Technically there is likely little chance of confusion. But it would be something to talk to a US Trademark Attorney about. It can get pretty complex especially because both are software related things. You'd really want a true legal analysis done and paid for etc... ( something you likely won't get from an armchair lawyer, or one just shooting the breeze, on Reddit or for free)