They are just salty because if “Lego” becomes a true noun, they won’t be able to trademark it anymore.
Just like Google is salty about “googling” becoming a verb.
I am not a lawyer, but I remember reading about this stuff, so I am like 70% confident it’s correct.
Oh they can and they try a lot... Held der Steine can sing a song on how many times they tried to sue him for calling mouldking, cobi etc. bricks "LEGO", because they stated lego is a brand not a common word for generic building blocks (Klemmbausteine). Buuuuuut they also argued the other way around if it fits them well. LEGO seems to be a pretty bad company when it comes to being a customer. Money over everything else.
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u/nekoeuge Jul 30 '24
They are just salty because if “Lego” becomes a true noun, they won’t be able to trademark it anymore. Just like Google is salty about “googling” becoming a verb. I am not a lawyer, but I remember reading about this stuff, so I am like 70% confident it’s correct.