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A prime example of that was demonstrated by The South Butt, a clothing store that was started by a 16 yo guy

> Winkelmann Jr. claimed the company was a parody of The North Face, an American outdoor product company.[4] In August 2008, The North Face sent a cease and desist letter to Winkelmann threatening to sue him if he did not "cease all promotion and sales of South Butt products and abandon his trademark registration application."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_South_Butt



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