Topic: Trademarks

Facebook Now Claims to Own the Word 'Book'

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Slyly if not secretly, Facebook has just tightened its grip on the intellectual property right to yet another incredibly generic, remarkably common word: "book." 

By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 8, 2011

Facebook's Trademark Hypocrisy

In a move of utter hypocrisy Facebook, a company with a trademark for the word "face," is countersuing Timelines.com, claiming its trademark of the word "timeline" is too generic.

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By Ray Gustini

Jul 27, 2011

Other Unsuccessful Legal Challenges by George Lucas

The limits to the filmmaker's 'Star Wars' empire show up in court

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