• @pearsaltchocolatebar
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    75 months ago

    Yes, but trademarks only apply to a single industry in the US.

    I could open a coffee shop called Ford Motor Company, and Ford couldn’t do a damn thing about it.

    Not sure how it works in NZ, though.

    • @SheeEttin@lemm.ee
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      15 months ago

      Being a much bigger company, they could sue you out of existence without ever needing to reach a judgment.

      • @pearsaltchocolatebar
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        15 months ago

        They’d have to get a court to accept the case first, and all you’d have to do is show up with a printout of the trademark law. You wouldn’t even need a lawyer.

        The bigger company isn’t likely to sue because getting their lawyers involved beyond a cease and decist letter is likely to cost more than the fight is worth.