[Still Thinking]

Normally trademarks aren’t considered infringing unless they’re confusing or in the same business as the owner. Plus, how can you trademark a common word anyway, at least exclusively?

[Steve_Seattle]

"Plus, how can you trademark a common word anyway, at least exclusively?"

Starbuck's tried a similar stunt about fifteen years ago. A tiny Russian Orthodox monastery on Vashon Island in Washington State, was selling tea and coffee to help pay their bills, and one of their coffee products was called a "Christmas Blend." Starbuck's already had a "Christmas Blend," so they claimed proprietary rights. Yeah, that tiny monastery of five or six monks really posed a threat to the Starbuck's empire!