Facebook Battles Startups Over Names

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Larger, established companies like Facebook are battling with startups in the courts over the use of similar names that could constitute trademark infringement, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Companies like Facebook are taking to the courts to battle other companies over names that could constitute trademark infringement.
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Joe Jenkins

06/15/2015 8:30 p.m.

Facebook has been involved in more than 100 legal disputes with companies like the startup Designbook and the firm now known as TeachQuest, which changed its name in 2012 from Teachbook. Facebook claims the names confuse consumers and dilutes the social media's brand, The Wall Street Journal reported.

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