Too bad being OHW we can't really trademark or patent so I am unsure they could do anything and I was starting to respect Kickstarter as I had never heard of them before I paid attention to CNC and 3d printing but now I see they are just a bunch of suits with no ethics. Always about the money which is sad.

Can we officially call it Makerbot "Clone Wars" ?

Dark Alchemist Wrote:
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> Too bad being OHW we can't really trademark or
> patent

Why not?
It's your choice whether to enforce the trademark and/or patent, how to enforce it and in which cases.
Same as with licenses.

orcinus Wrote:
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> Dark Alchemist Wrote:
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> > Too bad being OHW we can't really trademark or
> > patent
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> Why not?
> It's your choice whether to enforce the trademark
> and/or patent, how to enforce it and in which
> cases.
> Same as with licenses.
Rather stupid because a trademark has to be actively pursued against all infringements or you lose it and the word falls into the public domain. Has happened to a few large companies who did not actively run around with attorneys on retainer stamping out every infringement and I would think that being selective on who you go after for a violation of a patent and who you don't would weaken your case.

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