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Originally Posted by cess
If Steve didn't know about it or any other names that you guys own have trademarks in them it's still trademark infringement. The law isn't broken if you refuse to hand it over it's broken when you used someone elses trademark to make money.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trademark_infringement
"Trademark infringement is a violation of the exclusive rights attaching to a trademark without the authorization of the trademark owner or any licensees (provided that such authorization was within the scope of the license)." |
Correct - that's why sometimes even when names are turned over, the owners are then sued for damages, legal fees, etc. They were breaking the law the moment they infringed on the trademark.