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darth_aardvark 78 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: GAO: DOE Is Prematurely Excluding Less Expensive O...

I happen to know for a fact that Palantir licenses the name from the estate at an exorbitant yearly fee.

Terr_ 78 days ago [–]

IANAL but I would assume that such an agreement (A) falls under trademark law and (B) is being done to avoid a costly/embarrassing fight, even if it's a fight Thiel might win.

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