[GH-ISSUE #27] There seems to be an "Open Note™" #24

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opened 2026-02-26 01:34:57 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

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2026-02-26 01:34:57 +03:00

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Originally created by @elmicha on GitHub (Jan 3, 2014).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/JLiscom/OpenNote/issues/27

Hi,

thank you for creating OpenNote! I tried to find an Android app for it, and stumbled upon this app, which has an "Open Note™" in its description. IANAL and I have no idea whether and where their trademark is valid, but I guess it might be better to change the OpenNote name. Of course I hate to be the bearer of bad news.

Regards...
Michael

Originally created by @elmicha on GitHub (Jan 3, 2014). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/JLiscom/OpenNote/issues/27 Hi, thank you for creating OpenNote! I tried to find an Android app for it, and stumbled upon [this app](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.syacademy.opennote), which has an "Open Note™" in its description. IANAL and I have no idea whether and where their trademark is valid, but I guess it might be better to change the OpenNote name. Of course I hate to be the bearer of bad news. Regards... Michael

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@JLiscom commented on GitHub (Jan 4, 2014):

Unlike copyright simply putting TM on the back of something doesn't mean everyone on earth has to stop using it.

Technically they are infringing on someone else trademark and doing so blatantly by putting TM on the back like they own it.

http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=toc&state=4801%3A3vne3.1.1&p_search=searchss&p_L=50&BackReference=&p_plural=yes&p_s_PARA1=&p_tagrepl~%3A=PARA1%24LD&expr=PARA1+AND+PARA2&p_s_PARA2=open+note&p_tagrepl~%3A=PARA2%24COMB&p_op_ALL=AND&a_default=search&a_search=Submit+Query&a_search=Submit+Query

Until someone flexes their legal muscles thing will keep on as they are.

@JLiscom commented on GitHub (Jan 4, 2014): Unlike copyright simply putting TM on the back of something doesn't mean everyone on earth has to stop using it. Technically they are infringing on someone else trademark and doing so blatantly by putting TM on the back like they own it. http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=toc&state=4801%3A3vne3.1.1&p_search=searchss&p_L=50&BackReference=&p_plural=yes&p_s_PARA1=&p_tagrepl~%3A=PARA1%24LD&expr=PARA1+AND+PARA2&p_s_PARA2=open+note&p_tagrepl~%3A=PARA2%24COMB&p_op_ALL=AND&a_default=search&a_search=Submit+Query&a_search=Submit+Query Until someone flexes their legal muscles thing will keep on as they are.