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by boolemancer 600 days ago
> Single English words cannot be trademarked.

Um... Apple? Shell? Alphabet? Chevron? Target? Caterpillar? Oracle? Orange?
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docdeek 600 days ago
I think the key is that these are trademarked for a particular domain. If I tried to sell software as Alphabet I'd be shut down, but my kid's teacher doesn't need a license to teach the alphabet.
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