This is just for my curiosity and education. I see that there is a trademark filed with USPTO for the name Cassandra. There is also a very popular database by the same name. Then is using this name for the latter not a violation?
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The trademark registration you linked to is for use in "women's intimate apparel, namely bras, panties, garters and chemises."
To name a database product "Cassandra" is not likely to cause any confusion with use in the context of women's intimate apparel.
See Trademark Basics: Scope of Protection.
There are even other "Cassandra" marks registered:
- one for bean bag dolls
- one by Apache Software Foundation for database management software
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Trademark is limited to a particular class of goods and services, and does not grant complete business ownership of a word. The item of which you speak is for "women's intimate apparel, namely bras, panties, garters and chemises", therefore a software usage does not conflict with that trademark.
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