• Num10ck@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    time for them to register Legos then, instead of trying to fight global linguistic trends

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      4 months ago

      I seem to remember a legal decision that prevented them from doing so (a horse leaving the barn type situation), so I don’t think its possible. Lego is hardcore about the “lego” trademark though:

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          I think they’re referencing the idiom “closing the barn door after the horse has bolted”, ie taking a measure after it’s too late to accomplish anything.