I think that's why it's all the more important that trademarks do not get so casually lumped-in with the ridiculous catch-all term "intellectual property". (ag

I think that's why it's all the more important that trademarks do not get so casually lumped-in with the ridiculous catch-all term "intellectual property". (agreeing with you here and suggesting that people who work with consumer protection marks should distance themselves from the term "IP" entirely)