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Wow, great to be able to search so easy for trademarked names!

A couple of days ago I've received my first DMCA notice by Hasbro for my free Android Game "Connect Four Online". Reason was that the name "Connect Four" is trademarked.

Too bad, it was already in the top-30's and now it is suspended. I hope for google to accept a new version with a changed name and update it.



wait a second - the Digital Millennium _Copyright_ Act is enforceable for issues with the US Patent and Trademark office?

All the same, your story is simultaneously cool and a shame. Good luck getting it back online!


In case you are interested, here are all U.S. trademarks of Hasbro. They have more than 4000 trademarks :

http://www.trademarkia.com/company-hasbro-inc-544799-page-1-...

  Also, here is the details for the Connect Four mark referenced above.
http://www.trademarkia.com/trademark-details.aspx?tid=730199...

Raj Abhyanker CEO of Trademarkia




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