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Etsy seller's 'bruh' T-shirts were removed over a trademark complaint. He says it's trademark squatting

An Etsy seller says the online retailer removed his listings for T-shirts with the word "bruh" after the person who holds a Canadian trademark for it complained. One legal expert worries that the costly nature of trademark disputes makes it difficult to challenge such cases.

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Etsy seller's 'bruh' T-shirts were removed over a trademark complaint. He says it's trademark squatting
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