• grue@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    No, that’s a bullshit excuse. A grocery store and a union are entirely different categories and a trademark for one doesn’t apply to the other.

    “Oops, I accidentally went to the union to buy milk,” said nobody ever.

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      10 months ago

      Sorry, Still gotta defend it. doesn’t matter if it’s an ice cream stand. almost all the stuff on their page is fine, but using that font is a no no.

    • Ech@lemm.ee
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      10 months ago

      Eh, there’s enough overlap in the two orgs that I could see an argument of statements of the union trying to look like official tj releases. Overall, I would agree that a union shouldn’t be allowed to use a company’s logo.

      That said, their logo here looks distinctly different. Basically the only similarity is the name itself, which would be absurd to bar a union of that very company from using. I hope the courts keep throwing out these appeals because it’s clearly bullshit.