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Using in what way? Having a domain, no trademark and no product doesn't mean you're using it in any real way.
by marcinzm 5y ago
Using in what way? Having a domain, no trademark and no product doesn't mean you're using it in any real way.
- paulgb 5y agoIt sounds like they do have a trademark: > At least two law firms were involved: One in the USA that requested our trademark and domains But everything else you say I agree with. And the trademark was probably on MetaCompany since that seems to be their brand.
- brailsafe 5y agoDid they not mention owning the trademark?
- marcinzm 5y agoNo, they mentioned a trademark without saying what it was on exactly which suggest to me it barely overlaps. I didn't find any recent trademarks for 'Meta' in the US that would overlap with Facebook. There's one for selling computer hardware and one for SaaS consulting.
- brailsafe 5y agoI have a hard time imagining that it's at all relevant whether or not their business genuinely overlapped. If you're big enough, it doesn't matter unless your target has the means to drag you through court as well. I'm reminded of the Backcountry.com case from a few years ago, where they were apparently hunting down every commercial use of the term Backcountry. https://www.outsidebusinessjournal.com/issues/the-backcountry-trademark-fiasco-one-year-later/ https://www.outsidebusinessjournal.com/issues/the-backcountr...