Meta given 30 days to cease using the name Threads by company that trademarked it 11 years ago
Meta given 30 days to cease using the name Threads by company that trademarked it 11 years ago
Threads Software Limited says its lawyers have informed Meta that it will seek an injunction from the courts if the Facebook parent keeps using the name Threads...
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My favorite trademark story is how McDonald's lost the rights to the name Big Mac in Ireland due to an existing trademark
56 1 ReplyWhat's next about that is if they had activity bothered to treat the case seriously and bumbled their paperwork so hard the judge ruled against them.
17 0 ReplyThis happened in Australia too, that's why we have hungry jacks and not burger king
13 0 ReplyAnd to Wendy's in Netherlands, which is why there's no Wendy's in the EU.
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Not just Ireland, southern Ireland is EU so they lost it in the whole of Europe
The BK near me was offering King Macs for a while just to take the piss
8 0 ReplyWhat is "southern Ireland"? Do you mean Ireland?
6 0 ReplyMost yanks don't know the difference, just clarifying for them here father dougal
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Southern Ireland isn't a thing. Ireland makes up about 80% of the island of Ireland and Northern Ireland is what remains. But you're correct, they challenged our local Ray Kroc and lost.
4 0 ReplyYes, I know mate, I was clarifying for those who think the UK is called Engurlaaand
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