Small Open-Source Project Loses EU Trademark to VC-Backed Company
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marcjschmidt
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Summary
A small open-source project, Deepkit, faced a trademark cancellation in the EU after a VC-backed company, Deepki, filed for the cancellation. The project owner, who had trademarked the name to protect it, expressed frustration over the legal challenge despite the project's modest size.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledI run a small open-source project Deepkit (Trademark 017875717) I've been building for many years.
A $160M-funded company named Deepki (Trademark 1751952) came along and filed for cancellation at EUIPO.
I had hoped to be protected from other corporations this way and live peacefully.
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