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ben_w
on Nov 5, 2019
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Backcountry.com sues anyone who uses its namesake
In the UK, a trademark has to be associated with a specific product category. A business that isn’t Apple Inc., could set up as “Apple T-shirts” or “Apple Foods” or “Apple Taxis”.
I’m not sure of this is good or bad.
ip26
on Nov 5, 2019
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Well, it's what prevents Apple Inc. from suing Safeway over their ridiculous use of the term "apple" to describe red fruit.
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I’m not sure of this is good or bad.