Hello everyone,
I had this “aha moment” looking at my social media handle recently: the word Ronotypo has a lot in common with Monotype. Same sequence of letters, except for the first and last one.
If I were to launch a type foundry under this name, what is the probability that Monotype could enter a legal dispute on the grounds that it is too similar to theirs?
Maybe it's a dumb question, but better ask now than regret some day.
Thanks in advance!
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I know. I was joking 🤡
My company name is “Durotype”. I just found out, when searching for “Durotype” on MyFonts—that not only Durotype fonts appear, but also fonts from “Surotype”. Surotype is a foundry from Indonesia. Only the first letter of their name is different.
I don’t think legal action would be a smart option, because of potential costs and a far away jurisdiction. What would be the smartest thing to do? Ask MyFonts to ban them from MyFonts unless they change their name? Ask them politely themselves to change their name?
@Hrant H. Papazian I don’t believe there are any questionable intentions on the part of MyFonts. I guess they just didn’t notice.