Timelines.com is trying to promote its trademark lawsuit against Facebook. One of the mediums it is using to do so is, of course, Facebook.
Earlier this month, Timelines.com filed a lawsuit claiming Facebook’s new Timeline feature may “eliminate” the Chicago-based company. The small website has decided to provide more details about its lawsuit by posting a public cry for help over at timelines.com trademark.
As I’ve already written in the past, Timelines.com has a trademark for the “timeline” name, filed in May 2008 and granted in January 2009. Trademark law states brands can prevent others from using their name if there is a possibility that consumers will be confused, as long as the names are in the same field or industry. Facebook meanwhile is arguing that the word “timeline” is generic.
The trademark is for “providing a web site that gives users the ability to create customized web pages featuring user-defined information about historical, current and upcoming events.” The company says it has “spent years building this brand and using it in the above stated way on our site Timelines.com.”
source : http://www.zdnet.com/blog/facebook/timelinescom-why-were-suing-facebook-like-us-on-facebook/4738
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