Comments on: register trade mark – My user name on Facebook happens to be a registered trademark for a restaurant…? http://registeringatrademark.org/register-trade-mark-my-user-name-on-facebook-happens-to-be-a-registered-trademark-for-a-restaurant Everything you need to know about registering a trademark Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:00:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: admin http://registeringatrademark.org/register-trade-mark-my-user-name-on-facebook-happens-to-be-a-registered-trademark-for-a-restaurant/comment-page-1#comment-5 admin Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:00:53 +0000 http://registeringatrademark.org/register-trade-mark-my-user-name-on-facebook-happens-to-be-a-registered-trademark-for-a-restaurant#comment-5 boycott boycott

]]> By: admin http://registeringatrademark.org/register-trade-mark-my-user-name-on-facebook-happens-to-be-a-registered-trademark-for-a-restaurant/comment-page-1#comment-4 admin Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:00:52 +0000 http://registeringatrademark.org/register-trade-mark-my-user-name-on-facebook-happens-to-be-a-registered-trademark-for-a-restaurant#comment-4 try just hyphenating it or adding a couple of numbers at the end of the name then it wont be exact for example say it was macdonalds put macdonalds725 without spaces you should be fine then try just hyphenating it or adding a couple of numbers at the end of the name then it wont be exact for example say it was macdonalds put macdonalds725 without spaces you should be fine then

]]> By: admin http://registeringatrademark.org/register-trade-mark-my-user-name-on-facebook-happens-to-be-a-registered-trademark-for-a-restaurant/comment-page-1#comment-3 admin Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:00:52 +0000 http://registeringatrademark.org/register-trade-mark-my-user-name-on-facebook-happens-to-be-a-registered-trademark-for-a-restaurant#comment-3 Tell 'em you'll change it - for a price. Otherwise, I doubt that trademarks extend to Facebook usernames and they're sol. Tell 'em you'll change it – for a price. Otherwise, I doubt that trademarks extend to Facebook usernames and they're sol.

]]> By: admin http://registeringatrademark.org/register-trade-mark-my-user-name-on-facebook-happens-to-be-a-registered-trademark-for-a-restaurant/comment-page-1#comment-2 admin Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:00:52 +0000 http://registeringatrademark.org/register-trade-mark-my-user-name-on-facebook-happens-to-be-a-registered-trademark-for-a-restaurant#comment-2 I don't really know about trademarks.<br> <br> If life was fair, it would be decided by who came up with the name first. If the company has been around longer than your profile, they have a legal right to it.<br> <br> If you came up with it, it would seem fair for you to keep it. But, then again, life isn't fair. Since they're trademarked and you aren't, they may force you to change.<br> <br> In my opinion, they could always change some part of the name they enter so they could put it on Facebook. It would only have to be one character different. Plus, I don't think anyone HAS rights on Facebook. It's at the discretion of the Admins.<br> <br> Plus, the e-mail sounds completely rude. The could've at least said "please", right?<br> <br> For internet domains, I know that if someone is using your business name as their website, and you want to use it, you are S.O.L.. You'd have to pay the person to give you that website name, and they can charge whatever they want.<br> <br> Maybe it's like that on Facebook?<br> Good luck! I don't really know about trademarks.

If life was fair, it would be decided by who came up with the name first. If the company has been around longer than your profile, they have a legal right to it.

If you came up with it, it would seem fair for you to keep it. But, then again, life isn't fair. Since they're trademarked and you aren't, they may force you to change.

In my opinion, they could always change some part of the name they enter so they could put it on Facebook. It would only have to be one character different. Plus, I don't think anyone HAS rights on Facebook. It's at the discretion of the Admins.

Plus, the e-mail sounds completely rude. The could've at least said "please", right?

For internet domains, I know that if someone is using your business name as their website, and you want to use it, you are S.O.L.. You'd have to pay the person to give you that website name, and they can charge whatever they want.

Maybe it's like that on Facebook?
Good luck!

]]> By: admin http://registeringatrademark.org/register-trade-mark-my-user-name-on-facebook-happens-to-be-a-registered-trademark-for-a-restaurant/comment-page-1#comment-1 admin Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:00:51 +0000 http://registeringatrademark.org/register-trade-mark-my-user-name-on-facebook-happens-to-be-a-registered-trademark-for-a-restaurant#comment-1 It depends on what the name is and how long they have been in business for. Honestly, if you have had it for over a year and they are barely noticing it, it's not like you did it on purpose to steal it from anyone. And the fact that they were rude about it, I say keep it. They can come up with something different. Besides, after some amount of time, every single user name will be used to some extent. Now don't tell them to take or hike or anything, but tell them that they have no right to be rude. It's not as if you were researching restaurants and decided to jack their name. <br> Best of luck! It depends on what the name is and how long they have been in business for. Honestly, if you have had it for over a year and they are barely noticing it, it's not like you did it on purpose to steal it from anyone. And the fact that they were rude about it, I say keep it. They can come up with something different. Besides, after some amount of time, every single user name will be used to some extent. Now don't tell them to take or hike or anything, but tell them that they have no right to be rude. It's not as if you were researching restaurants and decided to jack their name.
Best of luck!

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