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TM infringement and false advertising claims related to putative open source software "fork" succeed

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Neo4j Enterprise Edition was originally offered under both a paid-for commercial license and the free GNU Affero General Public License, version 3, but Neo4j then replaced that AGPL with a stricter license (the Sweden license), which prohibited the non-paying public from engaging in commercial resale and certain commercial support services.

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Trade Dress Protection: Laws and Its Relevance

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Additionally, a brand can also license a trade dress in order to obtain monetary advantages. This implies that the configuration and arrangement of shapes, designs, colors, materials that form the trade dress will not be protected if it serves a utilitarian purpose. Image Source: gettyimages].

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