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boolemancer
6 months ago
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Regarding our Cease and Desist letter to Automatti...
> Single English words cannot be trademarked.
Um... Apple? Shell? Alphabet? Chevron? Target? Caterpillar? Oracle? Orange?
docdeek
6 months ago
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I think the key is that these are trademarked for a particular domain. If I tried to sell software as Alphabet I'd be shut down, but my kid's teacher doesn't need a license to teach the alphabet.
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Um... Apple? Shell? Alphabet? Chevron? Target? Caterpillar? Oracle? Orange?