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by kortilla 1785 days ago
It’s even stricter than that. Getting a trademark on something as simple as “Jim’s” for a restaurant is near impossible because there are already thousands of restaurants and bars that use that name.
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We're saying the same thing. Just swap "you" and "other people" in my comment. The law works the same for everyone.
No, we’re not. I’m pointing out that you can’t even trademark common names even in the scope of a narrow business. You wouldn’t be able to trademark “Jim’s restaurant” at all.