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Any clues as to what Littergram's legal position would be if they were to completely ignore Facebook? Would Facebook really bother with blackmailing (court fee

by roddux 10y ago

Any clues as to what Littergram's legal position would be if they were to completely ignore Facebook? Would Facebook really bother with blackmailing (court fees are expensive) a small nonprofit into changing it's name?

chris_wot 10y ago
They have to I'm afraid. Trademarks can only be made on words that are not considered generic. If the trademark does end up being used by the general public as a common or class name for a particular product, then you lose the exclusive right to the mark. You therefore have to defend it, even when you'd really rather not.