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Could the name be a coincidence? I seem to remember a time when adding "orama" to the end of another word basically meant that a bunch of that material was available. For example if you were selling a bunch of mattresses you might call it a bedorama! I know this is a bit silly but it makes a bit of sense to me.
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Did a search on Hipstamp for "Stamporama" -
Got ten hits....all covers similar to this one
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https://www.hipstamp.com/store/stamporam ...
There does appear to be a seller using the name "Stamporama" or their Hipstamp store.
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Yeah, his Hipstamp store does come up when you do a Google search using "Stamporama". It comes up well after our listings.
There is not a lot that we can do (I don't think) about his using the Stamporama name. We don't have it trademarked and I don't think we have any desire to do so, just from an expense point of view. Also, we are not in the process of trying to sell a product to make a lot of money.
I'm interested to hear your thoughts.
Regards ... Tim
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Tim,
I agree with you 100% Not worth the effort for little gain.
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Is there any chance he would try to prevent us from using the name Stamporama?
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They registered on Hipstamp on the 14th of March 2005.
We began in 1996 but when did we start using the name stamporama? Was it 1996 or sometime later?
If there has been no "aggravation" between the two parties in that time there is no need to start now.
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When I was running my antique store, Squirreled Away Antiques, we registered our name so no one else in the province could use it. There was also the option of doing it nationally. I assume the same procedure exists in the US. Is it worth doing this and is it even possible at this point? Just curious!
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You don’t want someone else trademarking the name and then preventing you from using it. It’s worth looking into. At the state level, the fee is usually nominal and then you would be protected.
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There is another company that calls itself stamporama in Greece. They do T Shirts etc.
There is also various exhibitions/fairs that use the word stamperama.
I would let "sleeping dogs lie".
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Apropos of nothing...
Little Caesar's Pizza (US) had a tag at the end of their commercials: a Roman guard tapping his spear twice saying, "Pizza Pizza". A new Canadian chain thought that was cute and named themselves "Pizza Pizza" (trademarking in the process).
When Dominos came to Canada years later they used their standard commercials and were promptly sued by Pizza Pizza for trademark infringement.
Dominos fought it, spent a lot of money on lawyers and payments to Pizza Pizza and eventually had to cut the ending out of their commercials.
A friend of mine (an MBA and Hedge Fund Manager) started collecting Canadian trademarks for US companies with potential, but no actual presence, here. As soon as they started to enter our market his lawyer would send a letter and offer to sell the trademark rights (with lots of Pizza Pizza clippings). At one point about 15 years ago he told me he had made over $250K.
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11:21:34am
I wonder how many people have seen this franchise in North Sydney Nova Scotia. We used to go past it on the way to the Newfoundland Ferry. I assume they have protected their name. When I was in university many years ago they used to advertise on the radio using the slogan "It's thumb sucking good"!! Honest I am not making this up and please do not take offence!! Here's a picture from the internet!
EDIT: I agree with Ian, let sleeping dogs lie. What is you tried to register the name only to find out someone already had? What you don't know can't hurt you! This is usually not true but I think, in this case, it might be! IMHO!!!
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We own the web domains “StampoRama.com”, “StampoRama.net” and “StampoRama.org”. I agree with Ian, I think we are OK for the moment. We are not trying to make a fortune and we are not really in conflict with the person running that Hipstamp store.
Regards … Tim
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Received in my email from a dealer in California on Hipstamps. Some one stealing our thunder?
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27 May 2024
03:56:34pm
re: Stamporama on Hipstamps?
Could the name be a coincidence? I seem to remember a time when adding "orama" to the end of another word basically meant that a bunch of that material was available. For example if you were selling a bunch of mattresses you might call it a bedorama! I know this is a bit silly but it makes a bit of sense to me.
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re: Stamporama on Hipstamps?
Did a search on Hipstamp for "Stamporama" -
Got ten hits....all covers similar to this one
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re: Stamporama on Hipstamps?
https://www.hipstamp.com/store/stamporam ...
There does appear to be a seller using the name "Stamporama" or their Hipstamp store.
Josh
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re: Stamporama on Hipstamps?
Yeah, his Hipstamp store does come up when you do a Google search using "Stamporama". It comes up well after our listings.
There is not a lot that we can do (I don't think) about his using the Stamporama name. We don't have it trademarked and I don't think we have any desire to do so, just from an expense point of view. Also, we are not in the process of trying to sell a product to make a lot of money.
I'm interested to hear your thoughts.
Regards ... Tim
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re: Stamporama on Hipstamps?
Tim,
I agree with you 100% Not worth the effort for little gain.
Mel
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re: Stamporama on Hipstamps?
Is there any chance he would try to prevent us from using the name Stamporama?
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re: Stamporama on Hipstamps?
They registered on Hipstamp on the 14th of March 2005.
We began in 1996 but when did we start using the name stamporama? Was it 1996 or sometime later?
If there has been no "aggravation" between the two parties in that time there is no need to start now.
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28 May 2024
06:07:44pm
re: Stamporama on Hipstamps?
When I was running my antique store, Squirreled Away Antiques, we registered our name so no one else in the province could use it. There was also the option of doing it nationally. I assume the same procedure exists in the US. Is it worth doing this and is it even possible at this point? Just curious!
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08:07:42am
re: Stamporama on Hipstamps?
You don’t want someone else trademarking the name and then preventing you from using it. It’s worth looking into. At the state level, the fee is usually nominal and then you would be protected.
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re: Stamporama on Hipstamps?
There is another company that calls itself stamporama in Greece. They do T Shirts etc.
There is also various exhibitions/fairs that use the word stamperama.
I would let "sleeping dogs lie".
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re: Stamporama on Hipstamps?
Apropos of nothing...
Little Caesar's Pizza (US) had a tag at the end of their commercials: a Roman guard tapping his spear twice saying, "Pizza Pizza". A new Canadian chain thought that was cute and named themselves "Pizza Pizza" (trademarking in the process).
When Dominos came to Canada years later they used their standard commercials and were promptly sued by Pizza Pizza for trademark infringement.
Dominos fought it, spent a lot of money on lawyers and payments to Pizza Pizza and eventually had to cut the ending out of their commercials.
A friend of mine (an MBA and Hedge Fund Manager) started collecting Canadian trademarks for US companies with potential, but no actual presence, here. As soon as they started to enter our market his lawyer would send a letter and offer to sell the trademark rights (with lots of Pizza Pizza clippings). At one point about 15 years ago he told me he had made over $250K.
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29 May 2024
11:21:34am
re: Stamporama on Hipstamps?
I wonder how many people have seen this franchise in North Sydney Nova Scotia. We used to go past it on the way to the Newfoundland Ferry. I assume they have protected their name. When I was in university many years ago they used to advertise on the radio using the slogan "It's thumb sucking good"!! Honest I am not making this up and please do not take offence!! Here's a picture from the internet!
EDIT: I agree with Ian, let sleeping dogs lie. What is you tried to register the name only to find out someone already had? What you don't know can't hurt you! This is usually not true but I think, in this case, it might be! IMHO!!!
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re: Stamporama on Hipstamps?
We own the web domains “StampoRama.com”, “StampoRama.net” and “StampoRama.org”. I agree with Ian, I think we are OK for the moment. We are not trying to make a fortune and we are not really in conflict with the person running that Hipstamp store.
Regards … Tim
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