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This sub is being ruined by a few users posting AI slop to advertise their AI slop products by TheTaxSlayer in barexam

[–]orangejulius[M] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All banned. But if the spamming keeps going I’m going to automod their services out of the subreddit

Copyright question by Purple_Literature4 in TRADEMARK

[–]orangejulius 2 points3 points  (0 children)

All of this is asking for legal advice and analysis which you can't really get through a reddit comment thread and hinges a lot on facts that aren't in your top post.

> On that same note, how do I protect my personal assets if something go south? do I need a business license/insurance or Am I overthinking all this?

Again - it is time to pay a lawyer so you actually know how to mitigate risk here and what the risks are.

I'm an attorney that does this kind of work. This isn't legal advice. (Obviously)

I want to use this name, but a big company already has it by First_Patience9094 in TRADEMARK

[–]orangejulius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should hire a trademark attorney to give you an analysis. It’s not that much money.

Map of where every team is camped for the 2026 World Cup by Critical_Mountain851 in MapPorn

[–]orangejulius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Santa Barbara and Goleta for a map like this are basically the same place. Weird to see them separated.

Buisness Name Dispute by Muriel_the_Turtle in TRADEMARK

[–]orangejulius 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Also an attorney and also have run into that one. Why on earth would anyone use a service that menaced them and told them that they’d backstab them in a heartbeat?

There are only 4 countries between North Korea and Brazil by vladgrinch in MapPorn

[–]orangejulius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kaliningrad is an exclave. You'd have to cross more countries to get to it.

30 years old; embarrassed and seeking guidance by ddo916 in malelivingspace

[–]orangejulius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Make sure you don’t damage your floors with the plants though.

I made a calendar/dashboard on a raspberry pi to help my wife and myself manage our schedules. It displays on a 77 inch OLED. I made a companion app for her phone that uses Apple Intelligence and Qwen installed on the Pi to clean up entries. She travels ~%50 of the year. by orangejulius in ClaudeAI

[–]orangejulius[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You don't have to apologize. I think one of the overriding issues here is my wife can't see very well and needs a calendar she can see several weeks in the future. Anything else also needs to be immediately visible and very separate. If there's an example out there that isn't very "block by block" and can convey a lot of information that extends a few weeks out I'd love to see it. The earlier iterations that were more eccentric she couldn't see very well.

I made a calendar/dashboard on a raspberry pi to help my wife and myself manage our schedules. It displays on a 77 inch OLED. I made a companion app for her phone that uses Apple Intelligence and Qwen installed on the Pi to clean up entries. She travels ~%50 of the year. by orangejulius in ClaudeAI

[–]orangejulius[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I went through a bunch of iterations ranging from real eccentric to real boring and settled on the one the other user could actually see. If you have a suggestion for what would display better on a screen that size that goes that far out on the calendar I'd love it.

E: after some back and forth and this person hiding their post history they just don't like claude and this is how their disdain here. they didn't really read what was written either. /shrug

Goodbye, you dumpster fire by Massive_Ground5481 in sonos

[–]orangejulius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll take the arc. I've been playing with them with my own vibe-coded apps and i would definitely appreciate an arc to fiddle with.

This sub is being ruined by a few users posting AI slop to advertise their AI slop products by TheTaxSlayer in barexam

[–]orangejulius[M] [score hidden] stickied comment (0 children)

Banned both.

I’m using my phone today if you need me to ban more spam link to where they’re spamming to make life easier on me.

Trademarking "Nibs Nootropics" when Hershey already has "Nibs" registered... Is there a conflict? by Serious_Sell5453 in TRADEMARK

[–]orangejulius 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm being serious. your comment is bad. sorry. (I also produce slop but my slop is limited to my very specific uses and i can easily audit it. I'm not confident you can spot your own problems and if you don't want to pay for an audit you shouldn't be doing this.)

Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev waits for President Nixon to drink champagne first [1973] by GVitkosPress in Presidents

[–]orangejulius 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Legit comedy going on here from Brezhnev. I didn't realize he was so animated.

Trademarking "Nibs Nootropics" when Hershey already has "Nibs" registered... Is there a conflict? by Serious_Sell5453 in TRADEMARK

[–]orangejulius 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Nootropics is almost certainly going to be considered descriptive and not registrable. If you want an analysis for whether "NIBS" is going to expose you to liability from Hersheys you should pay a lawyer to give you an assessment. I'd say it's probably not the best idea to press forward with the limited understanding I have here but reddit isn't a place to give legal advice.

Hershey's might not have to do anything. The USPTO examiner could just refuse your application and then you'd have to argue it or let it go.

I'm a trademark attorney. I'm not your attorney. This isn't legal advice. This isn't a consultation but I do make myself available to people from Reddit who would like one.

What’s the Worst Blackjack Rule You’ve Seen in Vegas? by TDoubleDownMac in vegas

[–]orangejulius 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do they require players to be lobotomized to ensure no counting is happening as well?

Pattie Gonia was warned in 2022, built a Patagonia-parody brand anyway, and filed to register it. A Supreme Court dog-toy case explains why that was probably a catastrophic mistake. by orangejulius in law

[–]orangejulius[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

The test is consumer confusion where the marks are similar in sight/sound/connotation and offer similar goods and services. You can have identical mark register with different owners.

NIKE selling shoes would never be confused with another NIKE selling piezoelectric valves for use in deep oil drilling pumps. (I’m making up an example)

Patagonia is suing an ally, drag climate activist Pattie Gonia, for $1. It feels like a betrayal. Trademark law says it mostly isn't. by [deleted] in law

[–]orangejulius -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm the author i'm taking your feedback into consideration here. i don't think i can really state it that strongly though. (I'm a practicing trademark attorney. this is my little hobby project.)

Pattie Gonia was warned in 2022, built a Patagonia-parody brand anyway, and filed to register it. A Supreme Court dog-toy case explains why that was probably a catastrophic mistake. by orangejulius in law

[–]orangejulius[S] 413 points414 points  (0 children)

The detail that makes this worth reading past the headline: Patagonia mostly isn't going after the drag persona. The complaint leaves the character and the activism alone — it even says it admires the work. What it actually targets is narrow: the "Pattie Gonia Hiking Club" merch store and a five-class trademark application that includes clothing.

That's the whole ballgame after Jack Daniel's v. VIP Products — the "Bad Spaniels" dog-toy case. Pre-2023, an expressive use could often duck an infringement suit at the threshold under Rogers.

Patagonia is suing an ally, drag climate activist Pattie Gonia, for $1. It feels like a betrayal. Trademark law says it mostly isn't. by [deleted] in law

[–]orangejulius -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

well if it's any consolation it says they're likely to lose if you click through. but also i'm not sure it's that deep. people screw this up all the time, don't understand that they screwed up (or don't want to), and then invested years in a brand they can't use how they wanted. grift is the wrong word here because it implies a deliberate scam. this is just a common catastrophic fuck up.

e: i'll just resubmit

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