# Can't We All Just Get Arduino? - Tardiloquent Trademark Tirade

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2015-03-26
- Length: 1h 16m
- Episode: 242
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2015-03-26-cant-we-all-just-get-arduino-tardiloquent-trademark-tirade
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/242-cant-we-all-just-get-arduino-tardiloquent-trademark-tirade/

## Summary

Hosts Dave Jones and Chris Gammell discuss the legal battle between Arduino LLC and co-founder Gianluca Martino over the Arduino trademark, analyzing the implications for open source hardware. They also explore the challenges of portable test equipment design, the rise of browser-based mechanical CAD tools like Onshape, and the importance of educational software licensing.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2015-03-26-cant-we-all-just-get-arduino-tardiloquent-trademark-tirade#t=0) Introduction and Portable Lab Concepts
- [2:26](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2015-03-26-cant-we-all-just-get-arduino-tardiloquent-trademark-tirade#t=146) Designing a Portable Test Equipment Control Surface
- [10:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2015-03-26-cant-we-all-just-get-arduino-tardiloquent-trademark-tirade#t=608) Mechanical CAD Tools and Student Licensing
- [29:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2015-03-26-cant-we-all-just-get-arduino-tardiloquent-trademark-tirade#t=1742) Arduino Trademark Lawsuit Overview
- [37:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2015-03-26-cant-we-all-just-get-arduino-tardiloquent-trademark-tirade#t=2277) Implications for Open Source Hardware and IP
- [1:08:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2015-03-26-cant-we-all-just-get-arduino-tardiloquent-trademark-tirade#t=4082) Industry Consolidation and Creative Thinking

## Topics

- [Intellectual property](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/intellectual-property)
- [EDA & CAD tools](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/eda-and-cad-tools)
- [Test & measurement](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/test-and-measurement)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Arduino (company)
- Raspberry Pi 2 (product)
- Onshape (tool)
- SolidWorks (tool)
- Altium (tool)
- KiCad (tool)
- GitHub (other)
- SparkFun (company)
- Microsemi (company)
- Actel (product)
- Vitesse (company)
- Cypress (company)
- Spansion (company)
- Element14 (company)
- CircuitStudio (tool)
- Upverter (tool)
- MathWorks (company)
- TI (company)
- NI (company)
- Tim Ferriss (other)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [Ep. 23 | Arduino Co-founder Massimo Banzi on How Arduino Took the World by Storm](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2021-04-29-ep-23-arduino-co-founder-massimo-banzi-on-how-arduino-took-the-world-by-storm) (Moore's Lobby)
- [Ep. 30 | Arduino Goes Pro: Disrupting the World of Automation](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2021-09-21-ep-30-arduino-goes-pro-disrupting-the-world-of-automation) (Moore's Lobby)
- [293: Skateboard Tricks (Repeat)](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2021-12-23-293-skateboard-tricks-repeat) (Embedded.fm)
- [343: Getting Brains to Work](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2020-09-04-343-getting-brains-to-work) (Embedded.fm)
- [Episode 020: Open source ideas](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-05-08-episode-020-open-source-ideas) (Making It)

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