Feels like this is one of those situations where you’re in the right but the effort/risk required to solve the problem is massive compared to the reward. I’d fight on principle, but wouldn’t fault anyone who moved on.
Person B ("that guy") doesn't have a valid trademark and would indeed risk it begin invalidated if he sued. Farmer A can, and should, ignore this shit and continue to make his shirts, should in fact file for his own trademark and start proceeding to invalidate the fraudulent one.<p>Or stop griping.
Not sued and honestly deserved it... You want to eat meat fine. I'm not a vegan.<p>It's moronic to try and show modern day beef and dairy production as "natural" in any way. These hormone pumped pollution machines are the most vile things ever. Miles away from a farm you can't breath from the stench.
Is this a story that is truly interesting?<p>Farmer A uses existing band trademark (Rage Against the Machine) to further his goals attacking plant-based burgers.<p>Another farmer (farmer B) trademarks the same thing, then forces Farmer A to stop using that slogan.<p>This.. just seems like a squabble between two random people. He didn't even get sued by the band.<p>FWIW, home-made impossible meat burritos are delicious.
The case here seems pretty obvious: the farmer wanted to piggyback on the fame of certian rock band, with his slogan "Graze against the machine". If you want T-Shirts to be your own creation write your own goddamn catchphrase.