Comments on: Ravensburger Lowers Ban Hammer On Apple For Trademark Infringement – Developers Beware! http://KRAPPS.com/2009/11/03/ravensburger-memory-iphone-app/ a different and funny iPhone app review site Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:12:43 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: KRAPPS http://KRAPPS.com/2009/11/03/ravensburger-memory-iphone-app/comment-page-1/#comment-13428 KRAPPS Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:09:23 +0000 http://KRAPPS.com/?p=5711#comment-13428 Thanks for the visit and bummer to hear about your situation ... seems a lot<br>of devs were blindsided by this deal from Ravensburger.<br><br>Seems most devs are simply going the route of changing their app's name.<br>Maybe something in the ball park of "MatchUp for Kids", "Kiddie Match - The<br>Matching Game For Kids"?? Thanks for the visit and bummer to hear about your situation … seems a lot
of devs were blindsided by this deal from Ravensburger.

Seems most devs are simply going the route of changing their app's name.
Maybe something in the ball park of “MatchUp for Kids”, “Kiddie Match – The
Matching Game For Kids”??

]]> By: Martin Barron http://KRAPPS.com/2009/11/03/ravensburger-memory-iphone-app/comment-page-1/#comment-13423 Martin Barron Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:52:45 +0000 http://KRAPPS.com/?p=5711#comment-13423 I found this site because I just got bit by this. I submitted my first app called Memory for Kids and it got rejected because I called it Memory. Anyone know how I can register 'the', and 'game'? I found this site because I just got bit by this. I submitted my first app called Memory for Kids and it got rejected because I called it Memory. Anyone know how I can register 'the', and 'game'?

]]> By: Peer http://KRAPPS.com/2009/11/03/ravensburger-memory-iphone-app/comment-page-1/#comment-13139 Peer Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:56:28 +0000 http://KRAPPS.com/?p=5711#comment-13139 The article is not precise. Its not alowed to use a decribtion on the lines of "A game similar to Memory" - as itz is not alowed to make decsribtions like "a Monopoly-Clone" or "A word game just like scrabble" .<br>You could uise "A matching game wre you use your memory to find hidden pairs", because it doesnt refer to the game title.<br>And this is not stupid - Sony didnt do it and they lost they trademark on "Walkman" (yeah, they were the first) whgich has cost them millions. The article is not precise. Its not alowed to use a decribtion on the lines of “A game similar to Memory” – as itz is not alowed to make decsribtions like “a Monopoly-Clone” or “A word game just like scrabble” .
You could uise “A matching game wre you use your memory to find hidden pairs”, because it doesnt refer to the game title.
And this is not stupid – Sony didnt do it and they lost they trademark on “Walkman” (yeah, they were the first) whgich has cost them millions.

]]> By: Peer http://KRAPPS.com/2009/11/03/ravensburger-memory-iphone-app/comment-page-1/#comment-13375 Peer Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:56:28 +0000 http://KRAPPS.com/?p=5711#comment-13375 The article is not precise. Its not alowed to use a decribtion on the lines of "A game similar to Memory" - as itz is not alowed to make decsribtions like "a Monopoly-Clone" or "A word game just like scrabble" .<br>You could uise "A matching game wre you use your memory to find hidden pairs", because it doesnt refer to the game title.<br>And this is not stupid - Sony didnt do it and they lost they trademark on "Walkman" (yeah, they were the first) whgich has cost them millions. The article is not precise. Its not alowed to use a decribtion on the lines of “A game similar to Memory” – as itz is not alowed to make decsribtions like “a Monopoly-Clone” or “A word game just like scrabble” .
You could uise “A matching game wre you use your memory to find hidden pairs”, because it doesnt refer to the game title.
And this is not stupid – Sony didnt do it and they lost they trademark on “Walkman” (yeah, they were the first) whgich has cost them millions.

]]> By: Kris Jones http://KRAPPS.com/2009/11/03/ravensburger-memory-iphone-app/comment-page-1/#comment-13121 Kris Jones Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:17:17 +0000 http://KRAPPS.com/?p=5711#comment-13121 Absolutely ridiculous. Not using "memory" in the description? They have no legal authority over claiming trademark over such commonly used terms. Secondly, the German law does not designate it to apply to the international community. The best thing the developers who are in perceived violation can do is to remove their product from the German AppStore, which is roughly only 3% of the AppStore market anyways. Absolutely ridiculous. Not using “memory” in the description? They have no legal authority over claiming trademark over such commonly used terms. Secondly, the German law does not designate it to apply to the international community. The best thing the developers who are in perceived violation can do is to remove their product from the German AppStore, which is roughly only 3% of the AppStore market anyways.

]]> By: Kris Jones http://KRAPPS.com/2009/11/03/ravensburger-memory-iphone-app/comment-page-1/#comment-13132 Kris Jones Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:17:17 +0000 http://KRAPPS.com/?p=5711#comment-13132 Absolutely ridiculous. Not using "memory" in the description? They have no legal authority over claiming trademark over such commonly used terms. Secondly, the German law does not designate it to apply to the international community. The best thing the developers who are in perceived violation can do is to remove their product from the German AppStore, which is roughly only 3% of the AppStore market anyways. Absolutely ridiculous. Not using “memory” in the description? They have no legal authority over claiming trademark over such commonly used terms. Secondly, the German law does not designate it to apply to the international community. The best thing the developers who are in perceived violation can do is to remove their product from the German AppStore, which is roughly only 3% of the AppStore market anyways.

]]> By: Kris Jones http://KRAPPS.com/2009/11/03/ravensburger-memory-iphone-app/comment-page-1/#comment-13374 Kris Jones Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:17:17 +0000 http://KRAPPS.com/?p=5711#comment-13374 Absolutely ridiculous. Not using "memory" in the description? They have no legal authority over claiming trademark over such commonly used terms. Secondly, the German law does not designate it to apply to the international community. The best thing the developers who are in perceived violation can do is to remove their product from the German AppStore, which is roughly only 3% of the AppStore market anyways. Absolutely ridiculous. Not using “memory” in the description? They have no legal authority over claiming trademark over such commonly used terms. Secondly, the German law does not designate it to apply to the international community. The best thing the developers who are in perceived violation can do is to remove their product from the German AppStore, which is roughly only 3% of the AppStore market anyways.

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