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[–] helenslunch@feddit.nl 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Will have? Frivolous patent-trolling has been a thing for a long time. It's a massive waste of public resources.

[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Trademarks are very different from patents. They are the one form of IP that basically everyone should be okay with. Unlike copyright and patents, they are more about consumer protection than about control.

[–] helenslunch@feddit.nl -2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Eh, not really an important distinction in this context but sure

[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It absolutely is an important distinction when you're saying "stuff like this happens a lot" with reference to patent-trolling, but there's no such thing as "Trademark-trolling"

[–] helenslunch@feddit.nl -3 points 10 months ago

Just because there isn't a common term for it doesn't mean it doesn't exist.