squatter
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Patent and Trademark Office, Tesla described its adversary as “a bad-faith trademark squatter, who started as a Tesla fan,” and described the French company’s attempt to trademark the Cybercab moniker as fraudulent.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
Animal control officers from Pasadena Humane confirmed that a bear was living under an Altadena house Sunday but could not be sure if the latest bear squatter was the same bruin from the earlier incident.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026
Once upon a time, on June 15, 1859, 27-year-old Lyman Cutlar, a squatter on the island, discovered a pig pillaging his potatoes.
From Seattle Times • May 16, 2024
The other squatter, dressed in a bucket hat, face covering and carrying a skateboard, left in the opposite direction on foot.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2024
Located half a mile from the Péligre Dam and reservoir, the town was little more than a squatter settlement for the water refugees.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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