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trademark as far as i know is the only form of IP that is actually rivalrous. that is: use by you deprives me of of my use. for example. suppose i started an
by throwawaymaths 1y ago
trademark as far as i know is the only form of IP that is actually rivalrous. that is: use by you deprives me of of my use. for example. suppose i started an (independent) mcdonalds restaurant and used their livery and had trashy service and poor customer service and cleanliness, this would damage (real) McDonald's reputation
- marcus_holmes 1y agorelevant: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungry_Jack%27s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungry_Jack%27s tldr; Burger King had to rebrand when they expanded into Australia because there was already a Burger King restaurant here. They're still called Hungry Jacks here.