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They own it when used in defined context:

> Telecommunication services, namely, providing online chat rooms and electronic bulletin boards for transmission of messages among computer users in the field of general interest and concerning social and entertainment subject matter, none primarily featuring or relating to motoring or to cars.

So if you use "Face" ... in any of those areas you're infringing on their trademark, however if you named your cleaning product "facebegone" you'd be fine.



I didn't realize you could do that. I guess I learned something new today.


> facebegone

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