news PayPal Sues Pandora Over Logo. Are they similar? Look

[Silentptnr]

Just learned that Paypal is sueing Pandora over the logo....

What do you think?

Here's a link to more info about it:
http://mashable.com/2017/05/22/paypal-sues-pandora-similar-logo/

 

[DNWon]

I think it's ridiculous! I guess PayPal has dibs on all blue P's now, whether singular or double? Look out Blue parking sign, we're coming for you next!

 

[hollywood]

Pandora has their corporate asshat on. Too bad for them...but it certainly has helped spotify.

 

[Jman92]

smells like BS.

 

[JB Lions]

Same font (not sure), the P is filled in, the lighter blue is pretty much the same. 3 similarities. Even the very bottom right of the P, both kind of rounded. The parking sign pic above is different. And then they had those tweets from people saying it's confusing them. Who knows.

 

[forge]

 

[hollywood]

If paypal doesn't "defend" their mark then it becomes worthless. Pandora caused the lawsuit.

 

[000]

I will say that I've often mistakenly opened up my Pandora app instead of PayPal, and vice versa. Imho, the logos are indeed confusingly similar.

 

[MapleDots]

PAYPAL HAS NO CHOICE

A trademark has to be defended and in this case the sooner PayPal acts the better their odds at winning.

Pandora should change the font slightly and go with a different color. The two shades of blue with the p filled in is a clear paypal trademark.

 

[urlurl]

looks like they just opened 'Pandora's Box'

LMFAO

 

[Silentptnr]

PayPal should just buy them and add a third blue p to their logo.

 

[Chris Hydrick]

I agree they look different and am unsure the lawsuit will hold, but FWIW, I (often) confuse the difference between my PayPal App and Pandora App.

 

[Silentptnr]

Just those extra seconds of indecision on which icon to click could diminish their brand logo.

 

[Silentptnr]

If I win an auction here on NP and send a song instead of cash, don't blame me.

Just kidding.

 

[forge]

Pandora's looks like pregnant Beyoncé if she was a Smurf.

 

[urlurl]

If I win an auction here on NP and send a song instead of cash, don't blame me.

Just kidding.

That made me laugh out loud, thanks

 

[Silentptnr]

Pandora's looks like pregnant Beyoncé if she was a Smurf.

Like I said in another thread...wish there was a "LOL" link to click next to Like.

 

[Jman92]

Pandora's looks like pregnant Beyoncé if she was a Smurf.

wut?

 

[Name Trader]

I must be the odd one out. I don't see any similarity between the logos. Different blue. Shorter legs, fatter head, standing upright. Different industry. Why would a music company want to copy the logo from a financial behemoth?

 

[Silentptnr]

I must be the odd one out. I don't see any similarity between the logos. Different blue. Shorter legs, fatter head, standing upright. Different industry. Why would a music company want to copy the logo from a financial behemoth?

I don't know stub, "similar" doesn't have to be exact. I got letters from Google for a logo on one of my sites that just resembled Google slightly. It was a sizeable site. I changed my logo to get them to back off though. In this situation the two are even closer.

 

[Silentptnr]

I must be the odd one out. I don't see any similarity between the logos. Different blue. Shorter legs, fatter head, standing upright. Different industry. Why would a music company want to copy the logo from a financial behemoth?

Matter of fact, I was able to get a screenshot of my old site. Take a look at my old logo. Google got upset.

Here was my original..


Here is what I had to change to...


The Google TM Legal Team agreed to my new design.

 

[Name Trader]

I don't know stub, "similar" doesn't have to be exact. I got letters from Google for a logo on one of my sites that just resembled Google slightly. It was a sizeable site. I changed my logo to get them to back off though. In this situation the two are even closer.

Probably the smartest thing Pandora could do as well. For a growing company, the last thing they need is a lawsuit from somebody as rich as PayPal. Compared to the cost of rebranding their logo. It's just a fact that the company with the biggest pockets usually wins these cases, by bullying the smaller company into submission. Rightly or wrongly.

 

[Name Trader]

Matter of fact, I was able to get a screenshot of my old site. Take a look at my old logo. Google got upset.

Here was my original..
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Here is what I had to change to...
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The Google TM Legal Team agreed to my new design.

I can see the simiarity for a Search Engine. But we're are talking world's apart from music to finance here. But copying is copying, if PayPal can prove it, or they can brow-beat Pandora into submission.

 

[hookbox]

When you look at the logo in it's box format I can see where the lawsuit could stem from. If the P was in a circle, square box, or something else then maybe it's not so close but man they even rounded out the edge of the box just like Paypal's logo. The P even looks like the exact same font.

 

[Silentptnr]

I really think Pandora should take the opportunity to make a better logo. Maybe a box or something like Pandora box. The one they chose is pretty weak imo