Astrophysicist's bio flagged for trademark infringement — 'Dark Universe' belongs to Universal
Space_Mog · x · 2026-11-04
Astrophysicist Dr. Maggie Lieu shared that her bio was flagged for trademark infringement because "Dark Universe" belongs to Universal's IP; she jokes dark matter and dark energy are taken too, and rewrote her bio accordingly — a peek at automated trademark enforcement misfiring on science communication.
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