Meta given 30 days to cease using the name Threads by company that trademarked it 11 years ago::undefined

    • circuscritic@lemmy.ca
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      1 year ago

      So… hypothetically, what if I’ve already used his comment as legal advice to launch my social network, “PepSi”?

      Is DrMoose on the hook for damages, to me? What are my options here?

      • sndrtj@feddit.nl
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        1 year ago

        I don’t agree with the one you’re replying to, but trademark is usually bound to a sector. I’m pretty sure Pepsi trademarked all sectors known to mankind, but many companies don’t do that. If I start a bakery called FooBarBaz I can trademark that just fine even if there’s a software company called FooBarBaz that trademarked the name only for software.

    • Dr. Moose@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I never claimed anything about the law just commented how uninteristing and dumb this whole thing is.