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by tamimio 689 days ago
> So yes, it is illegal to rhyme trademarks.

Do you have any real life examples of that?

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Do you also want me to prove the sky is blue and that sex causes babies? It's trademark basics that it applies to anything that can reasonably be confused with it.

But please, try starting up Goodle Search or Matflix Streaming and let us know how that went for you.

I don’t know why you are getting defensive. I asked a clear question on something that I have little knowledge about, and it seemed you do, so it’s a good chance for you to provide more information or details about the topic. Not everyone here is a trademark lawyer.

That being said, I did a quick search on both “goodle” and “matflix” and I didn’t find any trademark wars or articles about them. However, I did find fully functional sites with these names.

Mat Goodle and Katie Perry might want to weigh in on that:

Katy Perry v Katie Perry: Singer loses trademark battle

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-65421964

I believe this is a reasonable reply. I also believe it's strange you get downvoted!