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DROID is trademark of Lucasfilm Ltd

andy2373

Oct 18, 2009, 12:57 AM
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Menno

Oct 18, 2009, 11:23 AM
As in "These arn't the droids you're looking for."

George Lucas most likely has the name "Droid" trademarked.
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OldPhone

Oct 18, 2009, 3:41 PM
Do I see a marketing idea?
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crood

Oct 19, 2009, 7:56 AM
Trademarks are not all encompassing things. They pretty much only apply in similar businesses. For example, there's a restaurant chain called "Red Robin" and a comic book character of the same name.

Lucasfilm, if it has such a trademark, probably only holds it for entertainment purposes. However, since droid is essentially a shortened form of the common word android, it may not be trademarkable.
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mosherkl

Oct 20, 2009, 12:59 PM
At the end of the trailer, the fine print at the bottom lists that Droid is a trademark of LucasFilm and is used under license.
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greggmh123

Oct 21, 2009, 1:41 AM
And on the sixth day, Lucas created him, male and female he created them. He named them "Andy Roid" and "Ann D. Roid" and the two became one...uh, "flesh...."
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