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Meta given 30 days to cease using the name Threads by company that trademarked it 11 years ago (www.techspot.com)
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Meta given 30 days to cease using the name Threads by company that trademarked it 11 years ago::undefined

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[โ€“] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Not to be confused with the movie of the same name that, unlike Meta's service, made me a miserable drunk

I'm sure Meta Legal knew and would deal with it when the time came.

[โ€“] Natanael@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 years ago

Even the name Meta was trademarked by others and they paid a lot for the rights to use it