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"...that is similar to your mark and used on related products or for related services."

That is directly from the USPTO. In other words, if you have a company named "A" that writes software and I have a company name "A" that makes shoes.. I can't sue you for trademark infringement.

A website doesn't matter.. it's the type of business that matters.




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