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The short answer is yes, it is a trademark and infringement (not copyright) is specificly exclusive right to provide products or services under said trademark.

If you're in the US, the bottom of the Wikipedia entry has links to some landmark court decisions in the field. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trademark_infringement

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