reverse confusion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

reverse confusion

Antonyms

forward confusion
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