[theme-reviewers] Clarification of Theme Naming Rules

[Emil Uzelac]

oh I know :)


On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 9:08 PM, Merci Javier <mercijavier at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> Just responding to the original post :-)
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 4:37 PM, Emil Uzelac <emil at themeid.com> wrote:
>
>> Just so that we're clear, I never said anything about Responsive
>> at all. My examples were generic, like default Theme.
>>
>> If everyone else agrees that this is allowed, sure, go for it,
>> I personally could care less. At the same time this should
>> be changed for all names, not just going after one specific
>> name.
>>
>> And on the end, we're coming down to what Chip just said,
>> mess, ugliness etc. It's more than just a name :)
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 6:27 PM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net>wrote:
>>
>>> Agreed. That's why it is a case-by-case issue. A generic term like
>>> "responsive" has several meanings.
>>>
>>> But Apple very much would have a Trademark infringement claim if someone
>>> made a "Granny Smith Apple OS". Likewise, Emil would have a valid complaint
>>> if someone made a "Responsive Reloaded" or "Better Than Responsive" Theme
>>> name.
>>>
>>> See what I mean about subjectivity? It's messy. It's ugly. It's subject
>>> to interpretation and opinion.
>>>
>>> My goal is to balance due diligence against the need to have a law
>>> degree just to review Themes.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 7:17 PM, Merci Javier <mercijavier at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> There's no trademark infringement on one word, specially none as
>>>> generic as responsive.  If one put an "Apple" theme where design was about
>>>> apples etc., Apple can't touch that. I know of a  company who sued a
>>>> competitor for using Yellow Pages plus and lost, didn't get to court, got
>>>> thrown out.
>>>>
>>>> So in effect, if someone used My Responsive World as theme name, that's
>>>> no cause to reject the  theme. No infringement at all.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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