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  • 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?

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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.