Polaroid and associated trademarks etc.

[Justin]

Polaroid have complained to a few sellers on NOTHS about this, although not all it seems.

This is where our complaint came through yes.

[GoonerGary]

Enough to keep Polaroid busy....

https://www.notonthehighstreet.com/sear ... oid&filter[category_id]=15000

[Justin]

Lol, yes, the marketplace is flooded with Polaroid products, I guess chasing everyone down keeps them busy!

I see the trademark covers them for 'similar' looking images that 'may' give the impression of a Polaroid print. Surely if you change from the typical shape to a normal shaped photo image or square they can't do anything about that?

[GoonerGary]

"Logo design: Squares ; Two quadrilaterals, one inside the other"

Don't put them inside each other. Put them adjacent to each other.

[JMugs]

Early part of last year I had a retro design with a Polaroid camera on it, they insisted I pull it. It was because I mentioned "Polaroid" in the description, it wasn't even in the title!

I pondered how on earth they could enforce it, but really haven't got the time or money to fight it.

Janners

[pw66]

Anybody noticed the irony that ebay use the polaroid image when there is a listing with no picture? I know it doesn't infringe on the trademark classifications, but surely it points to the trademarked image being close to generic...

[Justin]

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So would this be acceptable? Surely they cant protect every rectangle? lol.

[GoonerGary]

That's inside another quadrilateral.