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A '''trademark''' is a [[monopoly]] on some [[brand]] or [[product]] name. It is protected under different laws that have lately become very similar due to [[globalization]]. | A '''trademark''' is a [[monopoly]] on some [[brand]] or [[product]] name. It is protected under different laws that have lately become very similar due to [[globalization]]. Claims that activists are [[diluting the trademark]] are a common form of intimidation and harassment. ''See also [[libel chill]] here.'' | ||
[[Consumerium Governance Organization]] has to make some important decisions about how to deal with this type of monopoly and problems and opportunities that it creates for the [[Consumerium License]]. | [[Consumerium Governance Organization]] has to make some important decisions about how to deal with this type of monopoly and problems and opportunities that it creates for the [[Consumerium License]]. | ||
One use is to require a [[test suite]] for any product using the trademark. This requirement is in most [[consortium license]]s. | One use is to require a [[test suite]] for any product using the trademark. This requirement is in most [[consortium license]]s. | ||