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Re:Twitter’s Rebrand to X Could Be a Trademark Nightmare Tha... by t0bia_s on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @04:24AM (#36859495)
What about colours? Could I trademark #906090?
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Re:Twitter’s Rebrand to X Could Be a Trademark Nightmare Tha... by mkl on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @05:59AM (#36860117)
For a particular purpose or category, yes. E.g. https://www.shutterstock.com/blog/9-brands-trademarked-color
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Re:Twitter’s Rebrand to X Could Be a Trademark Nightmare Tha... by supriyo-biswas on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @07:56AM (#36860983)
https://digitalsynopsis.com/design/trademarked-colors/
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Re:Twitter’s Rebrand to X Could Be a Trademark Nightmare Tha... by t0bia_s on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @06:02AM (#36875215)
That is insane.

What else? Is taste trademarkable? Or some kind of smells? Or maybe a tone/frequency?

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