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Cisco has had to change the name of its Metapod OpenStack cloud-in-a-box, due to trademark problems. As we pointed out when Cisco launched the product, “MetaPod” is the name of a Pokémon. In late September, The Register learned that Cisco partners were saying that the Pokémon entanglement was creating problems and that the …

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  1. frank ly

    Really?

    Is MetaPod a brand name or trademark? Isn't it just the name of one particular character in a well known cartoon story? If they have trademarked it then how can Cisco's use be confusing to potential clients or detrimental to the trademark owner?

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    1. tiggity Silver badge
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      Re: Really?

      Maybe they just don't want to be associated with what is a pretty dismal Pokemon... If you were to draw up a Pokemon hierarchy, Metapod would definitely not be anywhere near the top

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      1. AndyS
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        Re: Really?

        > Maybe they just don't want to be associated with what is a pretty dismal...

        ...so far so good...

        > Pokemon

        ...Oh. Here I was expecting the next word to be "Game."

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