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		scoot on May 3, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: "Hackathon" Has Been Trademarked in Germany Which means it should at most be blocked for categories in which a trademark is held, not for ads in other categories, or use as a generic word - if at all.

protomyth on May 3, 2013 [–]

Not sure about German law or how much research they do into words before they allow the trademark. It does seem a bit of due diligence was missed.

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