Facebook to Trademark the Word "Face"
Facebook to Trademark the Word "Face"
Facebook continues its world domination plans by trademarking the word "Face". It's now only a payment away from owning the trademark, since it already has been approved by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. If you're worried, well fret not. Facebook will still have to file a Statement of Use, which basically restricts what the trademark is used for. Unless, well, if Facebook decides to use it for everything under the sun. We also wonder about Apple's FaceTime, especially if Facebook decides to do live web camera chats in their Facebook Chat service.
techcrunch.com - Facebook is just a payment away from trademarking the word “Face.” As of today the U.S. Patent And Trademark Office has sent the social networking site a Notice of Allowance, which means they have agreed to grant the “Face” trademark to Facebook.
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