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Thank you for citing this. LEGO is notorious for protecting their trademark. It was a really silly name to use and they will definitely get a C&D quickly.
by milofeynman 7y ago
Thank you for citing this. LEGO is notorious for protecting their trademark. It was a really silly name to use and they will definitely get a C&D quickly.
- kordlessagain 7y agoIf LEGO doesn't protect their mark, they may lose the ability to protect it. That's trademark law 101.
- mintplant 7y agoUgh, no, it's not. This is a commonly repeated myth. The circumstances in which you could even possibly lose control of a trademark in this way (genericization, abandonment) are very narrow. A quick search brings up a more detailed explanation than I have time to type up tonight: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/11/trademark-law-does-not-require-companies-tirelessly-censor-internet https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/11/trademark-law-does-not...