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> if you don't defend your trademark, you lose it That’s an oft repeated myth, but it’s not quite true, certainly not as broadly as stated. From an article by
by pacificmint 7y ago
> if you don't defend your trademark, you lose it
That’s an oft repeated myth, but it’s not quite true, certainly not as broadly as stated.
From an article by the EFF:
> The circumstances under which a company could actually lose a trademark—such as abandonment and genericide—are quite limited. Genericide […] is very rare […]. Courts also set a very high bar to show abandonment (usually years of total non-use). Importantly, failure to enforce a mark against every potential infringer does not show abandonment.
[1] 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...