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Name stories · Firefox · 2004

The browser needed three names to get past two trademark clashes

Mozilla's new browser launched in 2002 as Phoenix, then had to drop it after a trademark dispute with Phoenix Technologies. The replacement, Firebird, clashed with a database project that already had the name. In February 2004 it became Firefox, and this time Mozilla checked the name first.

Mozilla's case for the third name:
“It's easy to remember. It sounds good. It's unique.”
Mozilla, in its 2004 name FAQ

Check trademarks before you launch, not after.

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