So, you are expecting an explosion of "Synthis" in the market?OneOfManyPauls wrote: ↑Wed Dec 12, 2018 9:06 am I think it might be moot with Synthi though - I expect their application will be rejected.
I wonder why nobody cared till now
So, you are expecting an explosion of "Synthis" in the market?OneOfManyPauls wrote: ↑Wed Dec 12, 2018 9:06 am I think it might be moot with Synthi though - I expect their application will be rejected.
There is no such "norm". It's a marketing strategy, as simple as that. It will be easier to catch someone looking for a Prophet if they have a product called Prophet V than it is if what they have is a product called RePro. Of course, this implies allocating resources to legal stuff, resources that smaller companies don't have or are not willing to allocate, therefore those companies choose the easier path, which is finding a name close enough to be recognizable without being legally problematic.OneOfManyPauls wrote: ↑Wed Dec 12, 2018 10:35 am To be clear, software emulations are part of the landscape.
It's Arturia staking a claim over the actual names of the original hardware (DX7, SYNTHI etc) that raised my eyebrows compared to the norm of of going with something like "repro" or "legend". It begs the question as to their motive for doing so as there are obligations that come with holding a trademark - like protecting it.
I don't think they have come to an agreement with the owner of EMS. That may now happen ..or they may put in an objection.fmr wrote: ↑Wed Dec 12, 2018 10:55 am c) If it is true that Arturia is trying to register the name Synthi for software, that's probably because they already reached an agreement with the owner of the EMS assets in order to do so. As they surely did (the opposite is unbelievable to me) with the Buchla owners.
Strictly business.
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