Gregory's Server
@dachary @forgefriends I mean if you invent a name and a logo and attribute it to the public domain, no one else can register it as a trademark, right? You just need to timestamp the time of invention (#OpenTimestamps and Twitter or something) and any party being sued by someone falsely claiming the copyright/trademark should be able to defend themselves using that.
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That's not a guarantee.
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26 Oct 2022 at 19:04 | Open on bofh.social
Simon Poole
@stevenroose @dachary @forgefriends No, this is totally not how it works. There is literally no protection against anybody from registering an unprotected 'word' as a trademark, outside of the restrictions that apply to them in general (not descriptive etc.). Which is why you will see not only corps but large non-profits registering and defending their marks quite vigorously. |