Why AMD EPYC?

[EuclidesGBM]

It may seem very strange that AMD decided to name their professional line EPYC.
But they not only are not the first, they're in fact copying a famous and infamous processor technology from HP-INTEL from the late 80's

Most of the HEAVY-END Mainframe industry didn't actually use XEON systems back in 2002, but a different one, the Intel ITANIUM, created using the (once new) AI-64 Architecture...
What most people don't know is that this architecture is actually the fruit from a Prototype HP architecture called Explicitly Parallel Instruction Computing - EPIC that implemented the VLIW architecture also from HP
Because of its Infamous Compiler-Bound Structure, it got delayed 3 Years after beeing made public, beeing finally launched in 2001 after 12 years of research, beeing  called by the Media ITANIC (Supposedly because it would sink just like the Titanic)

In the end... the EPIC trademark was already owned by Intel tho was abandoned, so AMD used EPYC to avoid conflicts.

Note: The Itanium line is still available with the same architecture until today, having its latest processor beeing launched mere months ago under Intel® Itanium® Processor 9760 for socket 1248

*Thanks AshleyAshes for the note, Intel may no longer have the legal right to claim trademark on the name, despite this it may be able to claim copyright since its the same kind of product (even tho EPIC is a generic term) 
(Using BRA copyright laws as a baseline)
COPYRIGHT RULES VARY FROM COUNTRY TO COUNTRY 
EPIC technology was beeing researched by the HP lab in ISRAEL for Copyright laws may be different than those of USA and CANADA
 

[Oshino Shinobu]

EPIC or EPYC, I still feel put off by the name. I'd rather they just had a random acronym rather than trying to make it spell a word that I think I last used when I was 14.

[AshleyAshes]

11 minutes ago, EuclidesGBM said:

In the end... the EPIC trademark was already owned by Intel, so AMD used EPYC

Well, no.  You can't just trademark the word 'EPIC' it's far too generic.  This would also be why when you look up the old documentation you clearly see the words 'Intel' or 'Itanium' followed by (R) indicating a registered trademark, however any usage of the 'EPIC' in that documentation is not followed by (R) or the 'TM' symbol which would indicate an unregistered trademark.

 

I can also find no trademark claimed or owned by Intel using the search feature of the United States Patent and Trademark office's website.

 

Intel clearly made no claim of a trademark on the 'EPIC' and you're just guessing, incorrectly I might add.

 

Alternative theory: 'LOTS of stuff abbreviates to EPIC' where as 'EPYC' you actually COULD trademark and it also sounds cooler and more unique.

 

However, it seems that 'EPYC' had a trademark claim filed in 2016 by a company called MSY, where as AMD filed in 2017, so we'll see how that goes.

[EuclidesGBM]

Just now, AshleyAshes said:

Well, no.  You can't just trademark the word 'EPIC' it's far too generic.  This would also be why when you look up the old documentation you clearly see the words 'Intel' or 'Itanium' followed by (R) indicating a registered trademark, however any usage of the 'EPIC' in that documentation is not followed by (R) or the 'TM' symbol which would indicate an unregistered trademark.

 

I can also find no trademark claimed or owned by Intel using the search feature of the United States Patent and Trademark office's website.

 

Intel clearly made no claim of a trademark on the 'EPIC' and you're just guessing, incorrectly I might add.

 

Alternative theory: 'LOTS of stuff abbreviates to EPIC' where as 'EPYC' you actually COULD trademark and it also sounds cooler and more unique.

 

However, it seems that 'EPYC' had a trademark claim filed in 2016 by a company called MSY, where as AMD filed in 2017, so we'll see how that goes.

Actually you cannot Trademark as a whole, but you can in specific enviroment... That means, You cant Sue someone for naming a different product or something Unrelated (Like a Car for example) But you can declare copyright infringements if someone is to make a product in the same market as you and for the same purpose (Both beeing Processors)
 

[ARikozuM]

AMD spells as well as the Brits pronounce English words...

[EuclidesGBM]

8 minutes ago, Oshino Shinobu said:

EPIC or EPYC, I still feel put off by the name. I'd rather they just had a random acronym rather than trying to make it spell a word that I think I last used when I was 14.

Actually i feel HP's Epic even more Annoying and subjective... well... its been almost 30 years so they can be forgiven

[AshleyAshes]

Just now, EuclidesGBM said:

Actually you cannot Trademark as a whole, but you can in specific enviroment... That means, You cant Sue someone for naming a different product or something Unrelated (Like a Car for example) But you can declare copyright infringements if someone is to make a product in the same market as you and for the same purpose (Both beeing Processors)
 

Let me make something clear right now: You and I will NOT be having an intelligent conversation about the topic of trademarks when in your attempt at that, you proceed to confuse 'trademark' with 'copyright' and then use the word 'copyright' as if you life in a bizarre fantasy land where those words are interchangeable instead of being very distinct legal concepts from each other.

[EuclidesGBM]

Just now, AshleyAshes said:

Let me make something clear right now: You and I will NOT be having an intelligent conversation about the topic of trademarks when in your attempt at that, you proceed to confuse 'trademark' with 'copyright' and then use the word 'copyright' as if you life in a bizarre fantasy land where those words are interchangeable instead of being very distinct legal concepts from each other.

Sorry for the confusion here and for the Quote on Quote, the Trademark on EPIC as a technology has expired and very old documentation actually declared it as Trademarked tho it was abandoned together with the name. Copyright tho still applies if it's a product of the same gender/kind

[AshleyAshes]

Just now, EuclidesGBM said:

Copyright tho still applies if it's a product of the same gender/kind

...I don't think you know what the word 'copyright' means...

[XenosTech]

7 minutes ago, ARikozuM said:

AMD spells as well as the Brits pronounce English words...

lmfao wot m8 ?

[Princess Luna]

I prefer an attempt to do a nice name than Intel's already "screw it" name schemes.

[ARikozuM]

Just now, XenosTech said:

lmfao wot m8 ?

 

[EuclidesGBM]

2 minutes ago, AshleyAshes said:

...I don't think you know what the word 'copyright' means...

In fact i do, and Naming of products falls under copyright issue as well in specific situations tho that depends on the law of the country you are in... For example in Brazil even a Book Title has Copyrights despite content beeing unrelated.

[AshleyAshes]

1 minute ago, EuclidesGBM said:

In fact i do, and Naming of products falls under copyright issue as well in specific situations tho that depends on the law of the country you are in... For example in Brazil even a Book Title has Copyrights despite content beeing unrelated.

Titles of creative works are not protected by copyright.  This is why many books can have the same title without issue.  However, highly specific titles can still be protected by trademark.  Which is why you may have to call your book 'Johnny and the Cloneasaurus; instead of 'Jurassic Park'.  But to be clear, the creative work of Jurassic Park is protected by copyright, it's unique title is protected by trademark.

Again, you are confusing copyright with trademark.  Stop it.