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  • circuscritic
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    1 year ago

    So… hypothetically, what if I’ve already used his comment as legal advice to launch my social network, “PepSi”?

    Is DrMoose on the hook for damages, to me? What are my options here?

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      1 year ago

      I don’t agree with the one you’re replying to, but trademark is usually bound to a sector. I’m pretty sure Pepsi trademarked all sectors known to mankind, but many companies don’t do that. If I start a bakery called FooBarBaz I can trademark that just fine even if there’s a software company called FooBarBaz that trademarked the name only for software.

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        1 year ago

        So you don’t foresee any legal issues with pursuing my dream of opening a chain of nail salons called “British Petroleum”?

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            1 year ago

            That’s a great slogan, really sums up the energy of the PepSi social network. I’ve just filed to trademark it.

            What if down the road I wanted to use that slogan for my landscaping company, NiKE.

            Would that be an issue?

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          1 year ago

          Depends… Did BP trademark it every which way to Sunday (say for multiple industries/uses)?