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Meta given 30 days to cease using the name Threads by company that trademarked it 11 years ago (www.techspot.com)
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Meta given 30 days to cease using the name Threads by company that trademarked it 11 years ago::undefined

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[โ€“] SpacePirate@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes

[โ€“] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Does it actually talk about Trademark or is it just about Patents and Copyright? Despite all three being different types of IP, Trademark serves a different purpose them the other two. It's essentially just about preventing Corporate Identity Theft. It's why it's only one that's supposed to last forever.