Skype can be confused with Sky TV, EU court rules
by Samuel Gibbs from Technology | The Guardian on (#8FXT)
In second Sky-related blow, Microsoft barred from registering trademark for its voice chat service Skype, after being forced to rename SkyDrive to OneDrive
An EU court has ruled that Microsoft's Skype is too similar in name to Sky TV and that it could confuse the public.
The ruling prevents Microsoft from registering a trademark for its voice, video and text chat service Skype as well as its light blue bulb logo in the EU, in the second blow against Microsoft revolving around Sky-like names in two years.
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