Facebook has altered its Terms of Service (TOS), and now states that
merely by using Facebook you now assent to their trademark of the word "book."
The "book" addition to the user agreement isn't as strong as a registered trademark or copyright, but provides extra protection, says intellectual property attorney Denis Ticak of Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP in Cleveland, Ohio. The difference is that instead of extending to anyone who infringes upon the trademark, the user...
Published on March 24, 2012 22:07