Comment by xp84

Comment by xp84 10 days ago

3 replies

> Firefox used to be called Firebird and changed due to trademark disputes.

It was first called Phoenix, then a trademark dispute forced them to rebrand to Firebird, then a trademark dispute forced them off that name too. Firefox was the third public name for that project. I'm surprised they didn't also get sued by Clint Eastwood[1] and have to change again.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefox_(film)

eurleif 10 days ago

Trademark rights are limited based on the category of goods or services. The Phoenix and Firebird disputes were with software companies.