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boolemancer | 1 year ago

> Single English words cannot be trademarked.

Um... Apple? Shell? Alphabet? Chevron? Target? Caterpillar? Oracle? Orange?

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docdeek|1 year ago

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.