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If facebook were that common, trademarking would have seemingly been a bit more difficult. Having photos in student directories doesn't seem like a common thin
by justherefortart 9y ago
If facebook were that common, trademarking would have seemingly been a bit more difficult.
Having photos in student directories doesn't seem like a common thing.
- grzm 9y agoDepends on your criteria for common, but it was certainly not unique. We had them at the non-Harvard university I attended and IIRC, it was colloquially called the "freshman face book".
- function_seven 9y agoCommonality isn't always a roadblock to trademarking. Windows and Apple are two other examples. It definitely restricts the scope of the mark, but websites were new in all industries, just like software was when Microsoft and Apple got their TMs.