FaceBook Power Grab and the Grandfather Clause
This brings me to a curious question.
Someone better versed in legalities can perhaps answer this question better than I.
But if I remember correctly, Trademarks can only be applied against companies in violation of the Trademark, if the offender started using the Trademark AFTER FB acquired the Trademark rights.
In other words, if I owned a domain called FaceChat.com or SocialBook.com, and I had owned those for any length of time before FaceBook got its trademarks, then FB could not win Trademark Infringement against me.
Of course, we all realize that FB can pursue it, with a frivolous lawsuit in hopes that we would back down and give in.
But legally, I could not lose the case, because I owned the websites prior to the creation of the Trademark.
Am I correct in this assumption?
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