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It is kind of sad that Facebook threatens legal action on any company which uses "Face" or "book" in their names BUT they find it ok to use an already well-esta
by product50 13y ago
It is kind of sad that Facebook threatens legal action on any company which uses "Face" or "book" in their names BUT they find it ok to use an already well-established app's name ("Paper") for their own app. Not sure how anyone at Facebook can reason that with a straight face.
- k-mcgrady 13y agoBecause Facebook owns the trademark on Facebook and therefore has to protect it. FiftyThree doesn't appear to own a trademark on Paper.
- calbear81 13y agoThank you k-mcgrady, surprising that so many folks didn't realize that if you own a trademark, you are obligated to both use it actively and protect it unless you want to lose some or all rights to that mark.
- hhandoko 13y ago"Paper by FiftyThree" is a registered trademark. [1] - http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4807:qzi8jw.3.1 http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4807:qzi8jw...