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Idunno, the web browser has been discontinued for 3 years now. It also seems that bolt.co and Instagram's Bolt are much more similar to each other (apps dedicated to person→person communication) than Bolt the browser is to either of them, so the risk of confusion is much smaller.

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It also seems that bolt.co and Instagram's Bolt are much more similar to each other (apps dedicated to person→person communication)

I disagree. A web browser is used for person to person communication too. All three are used for very, very different forms of it, though.

Trademark is about preventing confusion, not owning words. A browser is very different from an app voice/text app.

My point was that the two Bolts barely compete with each other. One is for voice calls, the other is for quick picture sharing. I can't imagine many scenarios where you could use them interchangeably.

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