In case you weren’t aware of it, in the recent past some developers using the word “Doodle” had been threatened with legal action due to a trademark claim by the makers of the Doodle Jump app.
While the Doodle Jump makers have apparently backed off from their trademark claims it still makes for an interesting story, and a conversation that is fun to participate in, and really shows how ridiculous many technology lawsuits are.
Some developers had even threatened to make Doodle games just to spite. I wish I could draw well enough to Doodle. Anyways, if you’d like to catch up on the story the following article and thread make for interesting reads:
Lima Sky Flexes Legal Muscle Claims Trademark on The Word Doodle
Lima Sky Bringing Down The Hammer – Message Board Thread
It’s amazing what topics bring out the passion in the iOS dev community.
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