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bucolic_frolic

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1. That's a hair splitter

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Sep 30, 2023, 09:37 AM

Sep 2023

'new college' I doubt can be deemed a legal trademark because the words are generic. Not so for "New College" perhaps.

Thus, I see the website which does not contain capital letters as no problem.

Ditto for alt new college.

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New College of Florida sends legal warning to opposition 'Alt New College' group [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 OP

That's a hair splitter bucolic_frolic Sep 2023 #1

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