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Re:Apple removes game after Chinese company cloned, trademar... by MRD85 on Friday May 24, 2019 @02:40PM (#20004172)
Why should it be named uggstralian now? It's an offensive suggestion. Do you think generic American words,like Pickup truck or Hamburger, should be able to be trademarked and then America would need to change the word?
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Re:Apple removes game after Chinese company cloned, trademar... by pvaldes on Monday May 27, 2019 @10:42AM (#20022524)
> Why should it be named uggstralian now?

Because "ugg boots" is now a trademark, therefore unavailable for everybody else, whereas "hamburger" is not.

Can you provide a better name?

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