Chatbox App Returns to US App Store After Resolving Trademark Dispute
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Tries hard. Doesn't quite make it out of the oven in one piece.
Summary
The Chatbox app has been successfully reinstated on the US App Store after a three-month dispute with another company that claimed trademark rights to the name "Chatbox." The developer argues the term is generic and widely used, noting their prior usage since March 2023 and the other company's rejected trademark application by the USPTO.
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"Chatbox" is a widely used, generic word across the internet
their trademark application had already been initially rejected by the USPTO
We were the first to use "Chatbox" as the name for AI software, starting in March 2023
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