[Question] Can they sue me if I do this?

SamLewis said:

Can you make a post on what you did and how you got sued?

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blogzandstuff said:

For obvious reasons I can't go into detail. I used the word Olympics in the name.

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blogzandstuff said:

For obvious reasons I can't go into detail. I used the word Olympics in the name.

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b3w4r3 said:

Then it was a trademark infringement...

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c4labs said:

To sum-up:
- brand new code
- some new features
- new design, color, name
= new product so it seems OK (except, as someone wrote, if the product has a patent in the juridiction where you want to publish the software and defining exactly the product that you offer)
ex: if I create a machine doing chocolate mousse and I pay for a patent stating "chocolate mousse maker", someone can come with the same machine and features and brand it as "cream maker", the patent will not work for me.

Where you need to becareful is how you attract the customer. Obviously, you will play with the name of the original product/company, this is illegal if you create on purpose a confusion for the customer (the customer will think that he/she is buying the "real" software when it is yours, no offense to "real" ). However, good luck for the company to chase you if you are in a different country.

My piece of advice: make the software a bit different, find a similar name (ex: ABCD etc.), promote the website using the other software as comparison for instance (why your software is better) and you are fine. You are just a competitor.

good luck

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SlowMoon said:

Well, going for copying and using its name is most likely going to court. Since you could steal quite some traffic, because of the name. They have worked to get it and you would just rip some. Going for a close competing product would be the way to go for sure.

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blogzandstuff said:

I also adapted their logo, anyway that's it. Not my thread

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Deleted member 923340 said:

Thanks, man. That's pretty much it. I am already working on incorporating a company in Delaware, for the liability.

Competing product with a similar interface. (not similar name) that is what I'm after


You have my permission. Also, you can post the story in a new thread... it is storytime

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Deleted member 923340 said:

Let's say there is a closed source commercial software called "ABC". This software is for mac and pc.
But there is a high demand for a web version of this, and creators have no plans to do it.

If I create a web version of that software (same user-interface look and feel, same features + some more features) and offer a subscription service with a brand new name, can they sue me for copying them?

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