"reverse confusion" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-|!}} reverse confusion (usually uncountable, plural not attested)
  1. (trademark law) A situation where a competitor is responsible for a younger use of a mark and by exploiting his market dominance imparts his goodwill to the mistaking buyers of the senior user and erodes the latter’s goodwill and control of it. Wikipedia link: Trademark infringement#Consumer confusion Tags: no-plural, uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Trademark
    Sense id: en-reverse_confusion-en-noun-qcY6TrsM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns with unattested plurals

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