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by chung-leong 2741 days ago
The company that chooses to call itself "Meet Up With Friends" had it coming. The English language has a gazillion 4-word permutations. Why choose one that overlaps a well-known mark? In a civilized society people stay out of each other's way. If I've taken this spot then you go take some other spot.
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dronescanfly 2741 days ago
That's what this whole argument is about.

Why on earth is it OK that this spot could have been taken at all?

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chung-leong 2740 days ago
It's an argument about nothing. A trademark is a repository for a company's reputation. A new company has none. If it's unable to use its preferred mark, no harm is done. That is, of course, unless its intention all along is to steal the limelight of another.
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