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Originally Posted by gmw
As I understand it, there can be issues about protecting your intellectual rights if it is proven you have not taken steps to protect them - but anyone using this defence would, I presume, have to prove that you knew about the other infringements.
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This really only applies to trademarks. Not defending a trademark can result in the term becoming a generic word and no longer trademarked. E.g. escalator or linoleum.