Re: This is a trademark?

That's ridiculous, since Book has been in common usage for businesses for years before their company began. I'm not a lawyer, but isn't there some kind of law about previous use? 
 
They will not be in the good graces of many people if this holds up.




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--- On Sat, 3/31/12, joseph harris <[email protected]> wrote:


From: joseph harris <[email protected]>
Subject: [ebook-community] This is a trademark?
To: "ebook community" <[email protected]>
Date: Saturday, March 31, 2012, 8:15 AM



  




Facebook books 'book' trademark
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Facebook has demanded that its users do not use the generic word
"book" when naming their businesses
http://www.booktrade.info/i.php/35953-39733








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