Pinterest Loses “Pin” Trademark Battles In US and UK
- 9 years ago
The pin may have finally dropped on trademark cases that Pinterest has been chasing in the U.S. and UK.
In the U.S., a judge has ruled in favor of a travel startup called Pintrips, in a case where Pinterest was trying to get the startup to cease use of the terms "pin" and "pinning."
Meanwhile, in the UK, location-based mobile directory Free118 won a fight against Pinterest for the right to use the phrase "pinmydeal" for one of the central actions of its service.
Both court decisions are embedded below this post.
Together, the two cases can be seen as a victory for companies that have used or would like to use variations on the word "pin," but have more recently faced legal pressure from Pinterest when doing so because the social network believes that it causes too much confusion with consumers between its own company and others.
In the U.S., a judge has ruled in favor of a travel startup called Pintrips, in a case where Pinterest was trying to get the startup to cease use of the terms "pin" and "pinning."
Meanwhile, in the UK, location-based mobile directory Free118 won a fight against Pinterest for the right to use the phrase "pinmydeal" for one of the central actions of its service.
Both court decisions are embedded below this post.
Together, the two cases can be seen as a victory for companies that have used or would like to use variations on the word "pin," but have more recently faced legal pressure from Pinterest when doing so because the social network believes that it causes too much confusion with consumers between its own company and others.