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Re:$160M VC-backed company just killed my EU trademark for a... by cutemonster on Thursday August 14, 2025 @10:44AM (#44901001)
Could you have lost money if you lost, e.g. having had to pay his legal fees? How much might that have been?

Nice job anyway, and an interesting read. Let's hope he'll be more honest hereafter (although I doubt it)

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Re:$160M VC-backed company just killed my EU trademark for a... by cobbzilla on Thursday August 14, 2025 @11:42AM (#44901792)
No, I wouldn’t have had to pay him or the court if I lost. In fact my court costs were added to my award, so I didn’t even really pay those.

I paid with my time. If I was sour about it, I might say “that’s time I’ll never get back”, but I consider it a wonderful learning experience and time well spent.

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