> Otherwise they could be Open Docs or Open Word (not sure if that exists, maybe Libre Word?).
No, they couldn't. That's why there isn't any Open Docs or Libre Word word processor.
That's very specifically why it's Libre Writer. Why it's FreeOffice TextMaker. Why it's FocusWriter and Writemonkey and whatever else.
A major part of trademark law is likelihood of confusion. Both Docs and Word are associated so strongly with Google and Microsoft, that a judge is almost certainly going to side with them if you try to call your new word processor Docs or Word.
No, they couldn't. That's why there isn't any Open Docs or Libre Word word processor.
That's very specifically why it's Libre Writer. Why it's FreeOffice TextMaker. Why it's FocusWriter and Writemonkey and whatever else.
A major part of trademark law is likelihood of confusion. Both Docs and Word are associated so strongly with Google and Microsoft, that a judge is almost certainly going to side with them if you try to call your new word processor Docs or Word.