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It’s kind of an interesting edge case.

Trademarks don’t have set expiration dates, yet 1/4 of Disney’s toys are for someone else’s original IP. Snow White, Peter Pan, etc and nobody seems to have a problem with this. In fact the oldest US trademark in use fall under the same heading with a Biblical figure Samson wrestling a lion.

And in fact Trademarks do go away without Defence. Which means they can be abandoned at which point it’s fine to use em.



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