Meta given 30 days to cease using the name Threads by company that trademarked it 11 years ago::undefined

  • Treczoks@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    I don’t know which concerns me more: That Meta gets their asses kicked, or why the f-ck someone was able to trademark the word “Threads”.

      • chiliedogg@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        Twice.

        And when Apple violated the agreement they made with Apple Music not to enter each other’s industries (Apple Records couldn’t sell tech and Apple Computers couldn’t sell music), they successfully argued in court that iTunes wasn’t selling music, but digital downloads…

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        1 year ago

        Which, for me, also falls under “why the heck was this legal at any time?”