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by crypto5 3473 days ago
I think trademarks are applicable for specific verticals, it is Ok for two separate companies to have Apple as trademark for consumer electronics and say travel agency (http://www.applevacations.com/).
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While this may be true, I think associating "Google" with "search engine" doesn't exactly imply separate business domains.
Yeah, I commented mostly about AppleInsider case, which is in more grey zone.