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What is your take on Facebook trying to trademark the word "FACE"?

by Rache
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I think the word is so common that it cannot or should not be trademarked :confused:
#face #facebook #trademark #word
  • Profile picture of the author Seleyna
    I cannot agree more, what will happen to Face Time?
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  • Profile picture of the author bgmacaw
    Other companies have tried this such as Monster, the consumer cable company. The result was making Monster Cable look like a big bully and did considerable damage to their brand. Read more about it here: Monster Cable Products Inc vs. Mike Shkolnik
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    • Profile picture of the author Dani P
      Surely they cant fo that, maybe 'facebook' but not face. Its the same as someone trying to trade mark the word foot.
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        • Profile picture of the author attorneydavid
          Maybe facebook is doing it as a joke to demonstrate america's absurd copyright laws. or not
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          • Profile picture of the author attorneydavid
            One day I'm going to be the first to patent a method for mammals to intake oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide. All you b#@@s are going to have to pay me license fees.
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  • Profile picture of the author aymen99
    what is that ??????
    you guys joking right????
    so i may end up loosing my own "face"??
    get out of here !!!
    face is a general word and cannot be trademarked!!!

    so the one who have more money rules right??
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  • Profile picture of the author simontts
    It's a general word and either won't be accepted as a trademark or won't stand up in court - but hey, who wants to defend themselves against facebook in court?
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  • Profile picture of the author fanatic123
    Face should not be trademarked. And, it isn't. facebook is trademarked, and I don't understand what's wrong in it?
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  • Profile picture of the author mori22
    it is ridiculous as it is a generic common used word.
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  • Profile picture of the author FSchmieder
    The problem with facebook and all those other big companies isn't that they're trying to be jackholes, they're simply doing it because america's copyright laws are ridiculous

    If facebook didn't do this, then someone could come along and make facenovel. The facebook would sue them and facenovel's lawyer would say "Hey, there are plenty of other face-whatever websites and facebook never made a peep over them. They have no right's anymore."

    And the judge would be forced to agree. Companies are forced to be overzealous with copyright because the laws here are downright stupid
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  • Profile picture of the author perfect
    This sounds funny, i doubt if that would be acceptable.
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  • Profile picture of the author holysymbol
    Maybe I should patent all greeting words in all languages...hmmm. (:
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  • Profile picture of the author jazbo
    The point I assume is they are trying to trademark it in relation to online social networking, not just to trademark the word as their own. It's all about context.
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    • Profile picture of the author paulgl
      They are also trying to stop the "_____book" sites popping up.
      Comes with the territory of being a big company. They are trying
      to protect the integrity of the brand. Nothing mean or nefarious.
      I know they sued teachbook. Makes sense to me. Putting "book" at
      the end of a social site would indeed look like copy-catting.

      You cannot trademark common words. But you can stop people from
      using a word in a business name if it encroaches on your brand. That is,
      if you can prove any "damage."

      Some companies look the other way, some don't. Funny thing, google
      is many times chastised here, and yet, they are the biggest purveyor
      of free and open, including the use of some of their brands.

      Paul
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  • Profile picture of the author Jordan Kovats
    Sounds like another great internet rumour.
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