7 colors that could get you sued if you use them because they are exclusive
Can colors be claimed as someone’s property? Apparently, this video by Business Insider reveals 7 color shades that are actually trademarked in many applications, which means that you could get in trouble for using them.
For example, if you were to design a pink hairbrush and it turns out that it’s the same shade as what’s known as “Barbie pink”, which has been registered by Mattel in over 100 categories, you might get sued, even in app design.
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These companies have exclusive industrial use of certain colors, so take a look at Tiffany Blue (which owns Pantone 1837, the same year the company was founded), or the multiple lawsuits that involved T-Mobile’s magenta, and avoid these ugly situations!
Check out the video here.
