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The legal answer is a resolution of "likelihood of confusion" to a consumer of the same or closely-related goods or services.
by bdowling 4y ago
The legal answer is a resolution of "likelihood of confusion" to a consumer of the same or closely-related goods or services.
- kennywinker 4y agoWhich is different from “owning” a color. But with a dysfunctional legal system, it ends up back at the same place: A lot of unrelated companies afraid to use a color or a name or a mark that is similar in ANY way to a major brand for fear of being sued into oblivion. Functionally allowing big money to own simple words (Windows), common symbols (chevron), and colors.
- eru 4y agoIt's not quite as bad as you make it out to be. Eg Coca Cola might own red for drinks, but you can still use eg red-and-blue on your logo for your own brand of drink.