• Meltbox@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    You don’t have to have merit to file a lawsuit. You can try to intimidate or bleed a defendant out.

    But this is also how you end up with stuff blowing up in your face spectacularly.

    • TWeaK@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      My favourite example of this is when McDonalds sued Irish burger chain SuperMac’s for trademark infringement, only to lose their entire trademark for Big Mac’s across all of Europe.

      • TimeIntegrated@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        This needs to happen to Monster Energy drink (who is suing everyone who uses the term “monster”) and Bethesda (who got lawsuit shot with the term “scroll”).