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Meta given 30 days to cease using the name Threads by company that trademarked it 11 years ago

3 years ago by Five to c/fediverse

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Threads Software Limited says its lawyers have informed Meta that it will seek an injunction from the courts if the Facebook parent keeps using the name Threads...
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Canadian_Cabinet 55 points 3 years ago

My favorite trademark story is how McDonald's lost the rights to the name Big Mac in Ireland due to an existing trademark

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mitch8128 13 points 3 years ago

This happened in Australia too, that's why we have hungry jacks and not burger king

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lemmyvore 7 points 3 years ago

And to Wendy's in Netherlands, which is why there's no Wendy's in the EU.

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