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ameliustoday at 5:25 PM1 replyview on HN

> And what did he do? Try and shut it down and start suing people. Stupid.

Isn't that an obligation when you own a trademark? That you sue people, or else you may lose the trademark?


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fooquxtoday at 5:31 PM

> Isn't that an obligation when you own a trademark? That you sue people, or else you may lose the trademark?

It's not quite as cut and dry as you suggest. Besides, in which way was a trademark being violated? Last I knew merely talking about and referencing a celebrity by name was not a trademark violation.