Microsoft may have to rebrand its Skype video chat program after a European court ruled that the name is too similar to that of British broadcaster Sky.
Microsoft says it intends to appeal.
This is not the first time Sky has fought Microsoft over branding. Last year, Microsoft had to change the name of its cloud service, SkyDrive, after the High Court in London said the brand infringed Sky's trademark and that customers could confuse the product. Microsoft rebranded the service OneDrive.
But Sky does not want Microsoft to change the name of Skype, it wants to block registration of the name and logo in Europe. A Microsoft spokesperson told BBC News: "The case was not a legal challenge to Skype's use of the mark, it was only against the registration."
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/tech/2015/05/133_178551.html
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Friday, May 8, 2015
UK NEWS AGENCY SKY GOES AFTER ANY CORPORATION USING THE NAME “SKY” BRAND IN THE EU–AS MS TRADEMARK OF SKYPE IS FORCED TO CHANGE BY THE EU COURTS AS THE MS SKYDRIVE BRAND HAVE ALREADY BEEN FORCED TO CHANGE BY A UK COURT
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