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Re:Marcel the Shell by metabagel on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @02:20AM (#37995372)
You’re thinking trademark infringement. IANAL, but I wouldn’t worry about it. Worse comes to worst, you could rename it. That’s what Firefox did.
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Re:Marcel the Shell by benatkin on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @02:37AM (#37995471)
The likelihood of confusion is low. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_trademark_law#In...
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Re:Marcel the Shell by vetinari on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @04:53AM (#37996431)
"Marcel" is a common male name in some parts of the world. That would make a trademark infringement claim somewhat difficult.
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