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		bena on June 23, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Patent Trolling’s twin: Copyright trolling You're confusing trademark with copyright. Google can't copyright "Google". That's not how it works. Google would apply for trademark protection on the wordmark, Google in relation to search and/or advertising. The USPTO has all the details if you can handle searching their site (it's a bit of a mess).

fortran77 on June 23, 2021 [–]

You're confusing the word "copywrite" (to write copy) with "copyright" (the right to make copies of a creative work).

bena on June 23, 2021 | [–]

I did make that mistake in one spot.

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