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I love the domain squatting complaint--

> vii) it is unlikely that the Respondent was unaware of the Complainant’s trademark considering the fame and tradition of the trademark GAIL;

Can the respondent really be so ignorant of overseas manufacturers of extruded architectural ceramics, which were available in the respondent's home country as recently as 1990?



Recent relevant XKCD. Average Familiarity.

https://m.xkcd.com/2501/


I felt this when I, an avid chess player, surveyed friends and fewer than half knew who Bobby Fischer was.


I took two earth sciences classes and even I can’t name any. The best I can do is that silicate is SiO4. I think. And it’s this tetrahedron thing that makes for really tough minerals like quartz. Maybe.




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