Travel website Pintrips has won a trademark infringement lawsuit filed by social media giant Pinterest. Pinterest can't force Pintrips to change names. A judge sided with the much smaller Pintrips, deciding the art of 'pinning' is a universal action both in the online and real world and cannot be trademarked by a business. Pinterest had demanded Pintrips change its name and end any reference to 'pinning.' Pinterest claimed it 'causes confusion among consumers and implies a connection, affiliation or sponsorship that does not exist.' Considering Pinterest is rife with copyright infringement thats good justice!
how bold of pinterest to claim infringement of the word "pin" so I guess anyone using the word pin is infringing on pinterest's rights?I don't think so...then again, we know facebook did a similar thing years back so hey, fair play.