[pp.int.general] trademarks

[Patrick Maechler v/o Valio]

Reinier Bakels wrote:
>>> Trademarks are explicitly chosen for product identification. So it is
>>> easy to require firms to register unique trademark names.
>>
>> You do not need to require firms to register trademark names; they do
>> that themselves because it creates an advantage over competitors.
>
> No, it does not, without legal protection.
I assume something was lost in translation.
Of course no one would register a trademark without some sort of advantage.
But you never can require someone to do so; it's completely up to them ;-)