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Yeah, that seems like the type of thing that should at least in theory be fair use.
by saghm 26d ago
Yeah, that seems like the type of thing that should at least in theory be fair use.
- echelon 26d agoThat's not how trademark works. If you don't defend your mark, you lose it.
- basch 26d agoIKEA has a trademark on STYR?
- echelon 26d agoDid you look at the screenshots? IKEA has a trade dress and the game matches their color scheme and font exactly. The building is clearly an IKEA with the exact same branding, just different four letter name.
- basch 24d agoThat would apply to like a competitor, right? Another store that copies their motif to fool customers. Has a court enforced trade dress with a mock version of a store within a game? Would a reasonable person, seeing completely different letters actually think IKEA is sponsoring the game? I would give IKEA almost a 0% chance of winning that case if both sides had equally sized pocketbooks. (see E.S.S. Entertainment v. Rock Star Videos (2008))
- saghm 25d agoFair use is not how trademarks work? Why does the International Trademark Association seem to think it is then? https://www.inta.org/fact-sheets/fair-use-of-trademarks-intended-for-a-non-legal-audience/ https://www.inta.org/fact-sheets/fair-use-of-trademarks-inte...