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reverse-confusion doctrine

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A quick definition of reverse-confusion doctrine:

The reverse-confusion doctrine is a rule in intellectual property that says it's not fair for someone to use a name or title that is very similar to someone else's, if it confuses people into thinking that the second person's work is actually the first person's work. This is different from the usual way that unfair competition works, where people think the first person's work is actually the second person's work. In reverse confusion, people get confused about where the first person's work came from.

A more thorough explanation:

The reverse-confusion doctrine is a rule in intellectual property law that states it is unfair competition if a defendant's use of a title that is confusingly similar to the one used by the plaintiff leads the public to believe that the plaintiff's work is the same as the defendant's, or that it is derived from or associated in some manner with the defendant.

For example, if a small company named "ABC" creates a product with a unique name and a large company named "XYZ" creates a similar product with a name that is very similar to "ABC's" product, the public may believe that "ABC's" product is actually made by "XYZ." This confusion can harm "ABC's" reputation and sales, even though "XYZ" did not intend to copy "ABC's" product.

The reverse-confusion doctrine is different from the conventional passing-off form of unfair competition, where similarity of titles leads the public to believe that the defendant's work is the same as the plaintiff's work or is in some manner derived from the plaintiff. In reverse confusion, the unfair competition results from the confusion created about the origin of the plaintiff's work.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
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CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
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[] baddestbunny
22:16
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
Dkk
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22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
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
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
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
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