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I love the domain squatting complaint--

> vii) it is unlikely that the Respondent was unaware of the Complainant’s trademark considering the fame and tradition of the trademark GAIL;

Can the respondent really be so ignorant of overseas manufacturers of extruded architectural ceramics, which were available in the respondent's home country as recently as 1990?

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Recent relevant XKCD. Average Familiarity.

https://m.xkcd.com/2501/

I felt this when I, an avid chess player, surveyed friends and fewer than half knew who Bobby Fischer was.

I took two earth sciences classes and even I can’t name any. The best I can do is that silicate is SiO4. I think. And it’s this tetrahedron thing that makes for really tough minerals like quartz. Maybe.

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