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narrowtux
5y ago
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We tried to trademark Element and another generic abbreviation as a combined name and even that was not possible. The german trademark bureau just sent us printed wikipedia articles of both words as "proof" that it's not possible.
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smichel17
5y ago
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I'm cracking up right now imagining that this was the
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thing you received in reply.
narrowtux
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5y ago
haha of course not, but that was essentially their argument for the denial.
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