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Isn't this the exact thing that trademarks were invented to prevent? I don't really get how they are getting away with this.
by yaur 6y ago
Isn't this the exact thing that trademarks were invented to prevent? I don't really get how they are getting away with this.
- dayjobpork 6y agoLawyers are expensive.
- pavon 6y agoSuppose I pay a marketing firm money to run an advertising campaign to promote my business. They wouldn't be violating any laws by using my trademarks as part of doing this job, according to the contract we signed. That is what Grubhub claims they are doing. They aren't doing this to random third-parties - just restaurants that signed up with Grubhub's marketing service and agreed to allow them to do these things in their terms of service. Unfortunately, in this world of EULAs that are far too numerous to ever read and understand, most of the restaurants didn't realize what they were signing up for. This behavior absolutely scummy, but the question of whether it is legal is more of a contract issue than a trademark one.
- greggman3 6y agoI was once told in the some countries you're not allowed to mention your competitor directly in an ad. No idea if it's true. At first I thought it was a bad idea but maybe not?