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They already own the trademark for "FACE" [0] in the context of "Operating of chat rooms, none primarily featuring or relating to motoring or to cars". [0]: ht

They already own the trademark for "FACE" [0] in the context of "Operating of chat rooms, none primarily featuring or relating to motoring or to cars". [0]: https://euipo.europa.eu/eSearch/#details/trademarks/003852779 https://euipo.europa.eu/eSearch/#details/trademarks/00385277...

chimeracoder 7y ago
The cars exception is odd. Is there already a similar brand that's associated with cars?
- zerocrates 7y ago
  They apparently had opposition from the organization "RACE": https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1935566 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1935566
excalibur 7y ago
Sooo would FaceTime run afoul of this?
- kube-system 7y ago
  Would a reasonable person believe FaceTime is associated with Facebook?
  - paul_f 7y ago
    I think I've heard the phrase "idiot in a hurry", so, yes, they could be confused.
  - beefhash 7y ago
    I suppose I'm not a reasonable person, then. I was under the impression FaceTime was a Facebook product, or at least bought from them.