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1. Barbin+(OP)[view] [source] 2026-01-27 20:52:16
Good question

https://local12.com/news/nation-world/kellogg-leggo-my-eggro...

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2. z2+pZ[view] [source] 2026-01-28 02:30:10
>>Barbin+(OP)
Could they have gotten around this by actually serving Eggo waffles? Would that have then fallen under nominative fair use?
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3. mattma+171[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-01-28 03:37:14
>>z2+pZ
I doubt it, no. I couldn’t go buy Taco Bell sauce at the store, serve it at my restaurant, and call my restaurant Taco Bell.

They could probably mention it on their menu.

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4. fc417f+mL2[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-01-28 16:03:24
>>mattma+171
I'm guessing (NAL) that would actually make it worse. Trademark violation revolves around brand confusion. If you actually serve their product you are making that _much_ more likely (in my uninformed opinion anyway).

Otherwise it's a standalone argument about a stupid pun applied to food in general.

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