Here we go again: another author has filed a trademark application for a common word used in her series title: dark. The last time this happened, in 2018, we delved at length into the topic of trademark law. As of now, we don’t have anything new to add, but you can find a nice, calming Twitter thread here from author Benjamin Sobieck.
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