If its request is granted, it will become the first country in the world with a trademarked name.
This news was announced this week via apress releasefrom the nations tourism bureau, Visit Sweden.
Did you know that there are eight places in the world called Sweden?
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Thats why were sending an utility to trademark our countrys name.
In the meantime, well teach you how to distinguish the original from the dupes.
Dupes here is acting like a cute way of referring to duplicates.
In effect, Swedens tourism bureau is trying to codify and protect the commercial value of its homeland.
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