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		avarun on April 17, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: CFPB Takes Action Against Coding Boot Camp BloomTe... Their name change was unrelated to this. Somebody else owned a trademark for Lambda and sued them over it, so they were forced to change their name.

bee_rider on April 18, 2024 [–]

It should be impossible to own the trademark to a letter.

pbhjpbhj on April 18, 2024 | [–]

Letters in foreign languages seem capable of enough distinctiveness to be registered trademarks to me, like Alpha Security, Delta Airlines, Kappa clothing.

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