According to the economist Hernando de Soto Polar, not just trademarks but all property is like that unless you have a formal ownership system which is defended by the legal system. If people can't rely on the legal system to defend their property, as sometimes happens in third world countries, they have to spend significant effort cultivating their neighbours - if your neighbours think you are a worthless arsehole, you might find that someone else has moved onto your farm and your no-one will do anything about it. But if your neighbours like you, they will fight alongside you for your rights over it.
I mean if it wasn't for the rule of law, that's what enforcement would look like.
As any laws, regulations and private agreements: they provide an up-front framework for conduct so that people do not get creative in the heat of the moment.
>so that people do not get creative in the heat of the moment.
Before trademarks: How dare you produce fake watches that look like mine! I'm so mad... I could crochet an entire BLANKET!
Or they are reward for it...
Well nothing can prevent that if you're making some people mad enough
Definiyyely, we will have a tidal wave of arsonand violence withng 3 to 5 years due to climate changje and lack of law
To all the downvoters - do you seriously believe, that once damage from climate change starts to bite, and millipns of people are displaced, there won't be any social disorder?
Maybe they object to your timeline.
Maybe the downvotea are due to the low quality of the post due to lots of typos