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colorable-imitation test

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A quick definition of colorable-imitation test:

A colorable-imitation test is a way to check if someone has copied a trademark. It's like a test where a judge looks at two things and decides if they look too similar. The judge pretends to be an ordinary person who doesn't know much about trademarks. They ask themselves if someone who doesn't know much about trademarks could tell the difference between the two things.

A more thorough explanation:

The colorable-imitation test is a legal test used in trademark cases to determine if there has been a violation of trademark rights. The test involves determining whether an ordinary person, who is not allowed to compare two items side by side, can recognize the difference between the two.

Let's say there is a company called "Apple" that sells electronic devices. Another company starts selling electronic devices under the name "Aple". The colorable-imitation test would be used to determine if "Aple" is too similar to "Apple" and could cause confusion among consumers. If an ordinary person could not easily distinguish between the two names, then "Aple" would be considered a violation of "Apple's" trademark rights.

Another example could be two companies selling similar products with similar logos. If an ordinary person could not easily distinguish between the two logos, then one company may be violating the other's trademark rights.

The colorable-imitation test is important in protecting the rights of trademark owners and preventing confusion among consumers.

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Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
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[] baddestbunny
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every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
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Nice! @Macaque
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@Aromatic, Have to guess.
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That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
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I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
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let’s get after it boys and girls
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5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:44
My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
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Also has anyone's date disappeared for W&L? Mine did last night
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@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: mine did yesterday morning
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Oops sorry I meant Vilanova. Mine disappeared last week
soapy
8:48
UMN under review! As predicted, decisions are gonna come out early December
Minus those random R decisions from UMN yesterday though right? I wonder what happened there. I don’t think I’ve seen a school start the season out with anything but As on here
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