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by DanBC 1905 days ago
There's a bunch of real MS promotional merch that doesn't show up in search engines.

In the 1990s they released "drag 'n' drops" - a gummy candy in the shape of dragons. I can't find any mention of them.

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To get trademark protection in a particular class (e.g. candy belongs to class 30, "staple foods"), you have to demonstrate you are using the trademark in commerce.

Stuff like this seems whimsical, but it serves the very serious purpose of allowing Microsoft to claim exclusive use of their name in that class.