{"id":2599,"date":"2012-08-21T13:42:38","date_gmt":"2012-08-21T17:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/?p=2599"},"modified":"2012-08-21T14:06:36","modified_gmt":"2012-08-21T18:06:36","slug":"rick-schwartz-is-right-and-heres-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/rick-schwartz-is-right-and-heres-why\/","title":{"rendered":"Rick Schwartz is right, and here’s why"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rick Schwartz’s ‘forceful’ reaction<\/strong><\/a> in a case of trademark abuse, is justified – in my not so humble opinion.<\/p>\n

The purpose of registering a trademark is to distinguish oneself and associate products or services with the mark.<\/p>\n

When one fails to protect the mark, they risk witnessing it become diluted or generic<\/strong><\/a>. Examples from the past, include aspirin and xerox.<\/p>\n

People that are not familiar with the hardships of enforcing a mark, might find Rick’s reaction to be ‘over the top<\/em>‘. But in all truth, he did what he’s entitled to: protected the registered trademark from dilution, by demanding that the offending content be removed.<\/p>\n

There is nothing wrong in protecting your digital assets, that define who you are, what you do and how you do it. I had to protect mine on several occasions; Apple was exceptional<\/strong><\/a> in removing trademark violations per my request.<\/p>\n

Most recently, the Chinese domain auction site, 4.CN<\/strong><\/a>, performed their duty per my request as well. Obligatory “thank you<\/em>” goes out to Shane Cultra<\/strong>, who brought me in touch with the 4.cn president.<\/p>\n

Regardless of the footprint of your corporation or business, when you register a trademark you must enforce it<\/strong> when others infringe upon it. If it takes lots of virtual ‘barking’<\/strong><\/a> to catch the attention of the offending party, so be it. All is fair in love, war and domaining.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rick Schwartz’s ‘forceful’ reaction in a case of trademark abuse, is justified – in my not so humble opinion. The purpose of registering a trademark is to distinguish oneself and associate products or services with the mark. When one fails to protect the mark, they risk witnessing it become diluted or generic. 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