# i don't get it **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [April 18, 2015, 3:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-dont-get-it/74117 "2015-04-18T15:16:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![abby1371](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/abby1371/32/1075_2.png) [@abby1371](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/abby1371)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2015, 3:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-dont-get-it/74117/1 "2015-04-18T15:16:33Z")
just realized this today. CLYW stands for caribou lodge yoyo works, yet they call their yoyos return tops. i don’t get it. ---
**Author:** ![Nathan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nathan/32/191605_2.png) [@Nathan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Nathan)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2015, 3:18pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-dont-get-it/74117/2 "2015-04-18T15:18:18Z")
The word “yo-yo” is still trademarked in Canada. ---
**Author:** ![Zorro](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zorro/32/206266_2.png) [@Zorro](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Zorro)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2015, 3:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-dont-get-it/74117/3 "2015-04-18T15:19:33Z")
> [@Nathan](#): > > The word “yo-yo” is still trademarked in Canada. Yes, but they call most of their yoyos return tops. ---
**Author:** ![mrciurleo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a183cd/32.png) [@mrciurleo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mrciurleo)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2015, 3:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-dont-get-it/74117/4 "2015-04-18T15:31:59Z")
> [@Zorro](#): > > Yes, but they call most of their yoyos return tops. Ah yeah, Nathan wasn’t questioning, he was clarifying. All CLYW throws are referred to as return tops. ---
**Author:** ![yoyoboy224](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/f14d63/32.png) [@yoyoboy224](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoboy224)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2015, 4:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-dont-get-it/74117/5 "2015-04-18T16:36:17Z")
They can get away with the initial “Y” ---
**Author:** ![SkinnyBNY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@SkinnyBNY](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SkinnyBNY)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2015, 5:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-dont-get-it/74117/6 "2015-04-18T17:01:55Z")
From my understanding, the company was originally named Caribou Lodge Yoyo Works, but once the trademark issue came into play, they changed to CLYW. Enough of a change to not deal with the trademark, but not enough that people had to get used to a different name. Genius in my opinion. ---
**Author:** ![Nathan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nathan/32/191605_2.png) [@Nathan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Nathan)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2015, 5:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-dont-get-it/74117/7 "2015-04-18T17:59:31Z")
^is correct. Officially CLYW doesn’t stand for anything. ---
**Author:** ![Nemyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nemyo/32/14407_2.png) [@Nemyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Nemyo)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2015, 8:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-dont-get-it/74117/8 "2015-04-18T20:47:03Z")
> [@Zorro](#): > > Yes, but they call most of their yoyos return tops. You mean they call all of their return-tops return-tops. ---
**Author:** ![kadabrium](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kadabrium/32/1522_2.png) [@kadabrium](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kadabrium)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2015, 10:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-dont-get-it/74117/9 "2015-04-18T22:07:09Z")
I thought it was for Yeti ---
**Author:** ![oops](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/oops/32/683976_2.png) [@oops](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/oops)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2015, 10:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-dont-get-it/74117/10 "2015-04-18T22:09:03Z")
In 2008 CLYW stood for Caribou Lodge Yoyo Works. In 2015, CLYW stands for CLYW. It is just the name of their brand and not an acronym for anything. ---
**Author:** ![Songwind](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/songwind/32/7969_2.png) [@Songwind](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Songwind)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2015, 2:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-dont-get-it/74117/11 "2015-04-19T02:55:52Z")
> [@kadabrium](#): > > I thought it was for Yeti Caribou Lodge Yeti Works would be awesome. ---
**Author:** ![narmada808](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/narmada808/32/1610_2.png) [@narmada808](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/narmada808)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2015, 3:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-dont-get-it/74117/12 "2015-04-19T03:13:14Z")
> [@Songwind](#): > > Caribou Lodge Yeti Works would be awesome. Word. ---
**Author:** ![mr.nightshadow95](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mr.nightshadow95/32/1093_2.png) [@mr.nightshadow95](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mr.nightshadow95)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2015, 4:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-dont-get-it/74117/13 "2015-04-19T04:24:11Z")
hmm I never knew it was the name of the company, but pretty genius if you tell me ---
**Author:** ![DKiminator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@DKiminator](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DKiminator)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2015, 10:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-dont-get-it/74117/14 "2015-04-20T22:11:45Z")
The company was originally named “Caribou Lodge Yoyo Works”, but that was before they knew of the “yoyo” trademark in Canada. Now “CLYW” is the whole name.