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		throwaway1979 on June 1, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A VC-funded startup called WhosHere is trying to s... Wow ... this is shocking! Can someone explain how this is even remotely trademark infringement? I'd also suggest you dig up research papers in conferences such as UbiComp and Pervasive. The "who is near me" app has been around for years. Also, check out papers on the cooltown project. I'm not totally sure what a defense to a trademark infringement claim would be. Perhaps if a researcher used the same name in a paper, that might help?

rhizome on June 1, 2012 [–]

My sense is that it is only "remotely" infringement.

Frankly, I think they like his name better than theirs and are trying to steal that. It's indeed a better name.

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