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In 2016, the artificial superheavy element 113 was named Nihonium by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry / International Union of Pure and Applied Physics joint committee. One of the names considered for this element was "japonium", but in the end it was decided that "nihonium" would be the official name.

So, what if things went a bit differently, and they decided to name the element "Japonium". Given that there are no other element names beginning with a J, it would make sense for them to adopt "J" as the symbol for the element, rather than a two-letter combination like "Ja" or "Jp".

Now, Britvic is a British company that produces the soft drink J2O. I assume that "J2O" is a registered trademark.

But if Japonium (J) was an official element name, then "J2O" would now be a standard chemical formula for a hypothetical compound made of two japonium atoms and one oxygen atom. As far as I know, chemical formulae are not trademarked.

So, what would happen? Would the "J2O" trademark disappear? Would it remain a trademark despite also being the name of a chemical formula, and if so would this have any impact on using the term in scientific papers should anyone try to research dijaponium monoxide? Would Britvic attempt legal action to prevent the "J" symbol from being adopted for the element?
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