ryujin470@fedia.io to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 16 days agoAre color schemes used in UIs of video games and computer software subject to trademark?message-squaremessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareAre color schemes used in UIs of video games and computer software subject to trademark?ryujin470@fedia.io to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 16 days agomessage-square12fedilinkfile-text
Colors can be trademarked in conjunction with certain services. Does this applies to UIs of computer programs as well?
minus-squareBlisterexe@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up0·16 days agoFun fact: you can use most trademarked colors for anything as long as it isnt in the same sector as the company that trademarked it. E.g, if a purse company trademarked a certain shade of pink, you could still sell computers that color.
minus-squareBougieBirdie@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·16 days agoWould I then run afoul if I branched out and had computer accessories, like laptop bags?
minus-squareAstronauticaldb@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·15 days agoNot a lawyer, but hypothetically yes? I think it’s the same situation with Pantone colors being only legally viewable on Adobe software or whatever. (Will double check on the validity of that though)
minus-squareBlisterexe@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up0·15 days agothen the purse company would have to convince a court that the color of your laptop bag incites confusion as to wether or not they made it.
Fun fact: you can use most trademarked colors for anything as long as it isnt in the same sector as the company that trademarked it.
E.g, if a purse company trademarked a certain shade of pink, you could still sell computers that color.
Would I then run afoul if I branched out and had computer accessories, like laptop bags?
Not a lawyer, but hypothetically yes? I think it’s the same situation with Pantone colors being only legally viewable on Adobe software or whatever. (Will double check on the validity of that though)
then the purse company would have to convince a court that the color of your laptop bag incites confusion as to wether or not they made it.
So I can’t ship my shit?